In a celebration of 30, 000 joint replacements performed in the hospital—20, 000 hips and 10, 000 knees—the MIOT Hospital in Chennai, India, has established a museum within its premises called The Museum of Arthroplasty. Among the exhibits are models of prosthesis used over the years, including John Charnley’s prosthesis of 1963, which resulted in the world’s first successful hip arthroplasty. The founder and managing director of the hospital, who led the museum development, is P.V.A. Mohandas.
Hip and Knee Joint Museum Opens
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Barry D. Rosario, M.D., the director of the Centre for Knee Replacement Surgery and Computer Navigation, at the MIOT Hospital said, “Osteoarthritis is one of the main indicators for knee replacement, followed by rheumatoid arthritis and other causes such as post traumatic arthritis.” He said that many people under 40 are coming in for joint replacements. We need to ensure that the artificial joints last a lifetime and the patient does not get admitted again.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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