Tag "orthopaedic surgery"
Surgeon in Focus – Dr Neel P Shah
Strengthening the physician team at DISC Sports & Spine Center in California (“DISC”), two new partners have recently joined the practice. Dr Neel P Shah is an orthopaedic spine surgeon
Smith+Nephew launches patient app to help restart orthopaedic surgery
Smith+Nephew and Huma, the global digital health company, recently announced the launch of their remote patient monitoring service for orthopaedic surgery. There are an estimated 250,000 [1] patients on waiting
Unique study offers help for new hips
Rice University engineers hope to make life better for those with replacement joints by modelling how artificial hips are likely to rub them the wrong way. The computational study by
Surgeon in Focus – Gyorgy Lovasz
Gyorgy Lovasz is Practice Plus Group’s national head of orthopaedics. After gaining a specialist qualification in orthopaedics at the University of Pecs, Hungary, he took on a two-year fellowship at
Keeping orthopaedics connected in COVID-19
Business consultant Lloyd Hines discusses how COVID-19 has caused a major disruption to global healthcare, forcing hospitals to redistribute their resources in response to the pandemic. COVID-19 has caused millions
Declining COVID-19 impact improves orthopaedic procedures outlook for 2021 in Australia
The number of orthopaedic procedures performed in Australia are expected to decline in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the COVID-19. However, the outlook for 2021 seems to be improving
Perfect Week restores health and mobility to 250 NHS patients
Practice Plus Group Hospital Ilford and the Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital Trust (BHRUHT) have carried out 250 orthopaedic procedures in one week in a programme designed to reduce
OrthoNeuro’s Mark Gittins is one of three orthopaedic surgeons worldwide to utilise new handheld robotics platform
In July, OrthoNeuro’s Mark Gittins, became one of just three orthopaedic surgeons worldwide to use Smith+Nephew’s Real Intelligence brand of enabling technology solutions, as well as its new generation handheld
Orthopaedic patients go to private clinics abroad to avoid COVID-19 delays
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard on patients waiting for orthopaedic surgeries. Extra delays added up to the already long waiting lists in Canada, the UK, Ireland and other parts
Physiotherapy ‘postcode lottery’ uncovered
The amount of physiotherapy available following hip and knee replacements comes down to a ‘postcode lottery’ according to research from the University of East Anglia. Recent findings published show that
