Neurological and Orthopedic Hospital Receives Five-Star Rating for Total Knee Replacement Surgery
The 11th Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study has given the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) a 5-star rating for total knee replacement. The 2009 healthcare quality ratings analyzed more than 41 million Medicare hospitalization records and found NOHC to be exceptional in knee replacement.
Medical Advances Revolutionize Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement
In the past few years, major advances have revolutionized hip replacement and knee replacement. Patients have more options, according to Dr. Geoffrey Westrich, co-director of joint replacement research at Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.
Robert Zanotti, MD, Is First Lorain County, Ohio Orthopedic Surgeon to Perform Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Dr. Robert Zanotti at the Center for Orthopedics in Sheffield Village, Ohio, just west of Cleveland, now offers reverse total shoulder replacement surgery. This innovative procedure relieves pain and restores shoulder function for patients without an intact rotator cuff. Until now, these individuals -- who are not candidates for traditional shoulder replacement -- had been told they "just had to live with the pain."