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Study Group: Orthopedic Surgeons who Specialize in Hip and Knee Surgery (US)

Council Members in this Study Group: 262

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Samir Mehta, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - CC
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Samir Mehta, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he was an Instructor at Harborview Medical Center and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of PennsylvaniaHealth...

Gordon Hardy

Chief of Medical Staff
NorthEast Alabama Regional Medical Center
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Gordon Hardy, MD, is the Chief of the Medical Staff at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Alabama. He is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and his practice involves a wide spectrum of orthopaedic surgery including adult reconstructive, sports medicine, hand, arthroscopic, knee,...

W. Joseph Absi, MD

President
Orthopaedics of Atlanta
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Dr. Absi is an orthopaedic surgeon with his own private practice Orthopaedics of Atlanta, P.C. in East Point, Georgia. Dr. Absi is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in general orthopaedics, joint replacement, sports medicine, as well as arthroscopy and hand surgery. Dr. Absi is adiplomate...

James Bono, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL INC
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James Bono, MD, is Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is also an Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Education at New England Baptist Hospital in Massachusetts. Dr. Bono has expertise in hip and knee surgery and the management of their complications....

Russell Windsor, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery , CORNELL UNIVERSITY, INCRussell Windsor, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, INC
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Russell Windsor, MD, is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and former Chief of Knee Service at the Hospital of Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Windsor is an expert in the field of total and partial knee and hip replacement. He has significant experience...

Harlan Amstutz, MD, Founding Director, Joint Replacement Institute, ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER, INCHarlan Amstutz, MD

Founding Director, Joint Replacement Institute
ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER, INC
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Harlan Amstutz, MD, is the Professor Emeritus, of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Amstutz also serves as the Founding Director of Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Vincents Medical Center. He is recognized worldwide as a pre-eminent orthopaedic surgeon and...

Giles Scuderi, MD, Director, Orthopedic Surgeon, Insall Scott Kelly InstituteGiles Scuderi, MD

Director, Orthopedic Surgeon
Insall Scott Kelly Institute
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Giles R. Scuderi, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of Insall Scott Kelly Institute in New York. Dr. Scuderi specializes in patello-femoral disorders, total knee arthroplasty, and sports medicine. He has edited several textbooks, including The Patella, Sports Medicine: Principles of Primary...

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Orthopedic Perspective on GLPG0259

September 12, 2009

Galapagos clinical trial for GLPG0259 | tu.glgroup.com

GLPG0259 represents a novel approach to the treatment of inflammatory and possibly non-inflammatory joint disease in that it targets specific intra-articular joint inflammation mechanisms without affecting the overall immunocompetency of the patient.

What's the big deal about "winning" Victory Pharma?

May 25, 2009

Gordon Hardy, Chief of Medical Staff , NorthEast Alabama Regional Medical Center

Sciele wins Victory Pharma | www.bizjournals.com

I am a board certified orthopaedic surgeon in active clinical practice involved the operative and nonoperative treatment of arthritis and other joint related conditions.  I am familiar with the Victory Pharma product line as it relates to orthopaedics. Essentially, their products are recycledpharmaceuticals...

The Validity of Kyphoplasty

April 29, 2009

Efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty compared with non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE): a randomised controlled trial. | linkinghub.elsevier.com.ezproxy.its.uu.se

This article helps validate Kyphoplasty from the European front.  It does not, however, have direct translation from a financial standpoint beacuse there are vast differences in healthcare funding from Eurpo to the US.

The Days of Old or Maybe Not

March 10, 2009

Hip deals put money in pocket | www.chicagotribune.com

This article is a liberal attempt to marginalize the changes in Orthopedic protocol.  The practices of each individual physician would need to be analyzed to truly apply these very broad statements.  People fail to give surgeons proper credit for implant selection and their "unspoken"...

Joint Implants will always be needed

January 5, 2009

Giles Scuderi, MD, Director, Orthopedic Surgeon, Insall Scott Kelly Institute

Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com

This article highlights some of the concerns regarding the economy and utilization of surgical implants. While patients may defer total hip and knee surgery, they will ultimately undergo surgery for pain relief and restoration of function. The number of baby boomers with arthritis will increase the...

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