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Review launched over reports of delayed response to faulty knee replacement part

BBC’s File on 4 said patients were left immobile and addicted to painkillers due to issues with the joint replacement.

Evening Standard

‘NHS says I’m too big for surgery — now I’m spending my pension on weight-loss jabs’

Exclusive: 72-year-old who worked for the NHS for 15 years denied operation that would stop her daily pain because her BMI is too high

The Independent UK

Heroes actor says knee replacement surgery triggered his ‘sudden alopecia’

The actor has also been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease

The Independent UK

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David Hasselhoff set to undergo knee replacement surgery

David Hasselhoff is preparing to undergo knee surgery, his representative confirmed after he was seen using a wheelchair.

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Woman Who Spent Days in Hospital with Painful Open Wound Waiting to Be Stitched Up Ends Up Losing Entire Leg

A Canadian woman lost her right leg after spending days in the hospital with an untreated infection following a knee replacement surgery.

Latin Times

Lindsey Vonn Defies Doubters With Skiing Comeback At 40

Lindsey Vonn's strategic comeback to downhill ski racing post knee replacement surgery showcases her determination and preparation for a return to the pinn...

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Advertising veteran Harold Mitchell dead at 81

Advertising veteran and philanthropist Harold Mitchell who has been described as "a renaissance man" has died after undergoing knee replacement surgery.

AAP

Knee replacement surgery performed using 3D augmented reality glasses

Orthopaedic surgeons at Omega Hospitals in Hyderabad use 3D augmented reality glasses for precise knee replacement surgeries.

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Stronger thigh muscles may reduce the risk of total knee replacement surgery, study finds

In the U.S., 14 million adults have symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and more than 600,000 undergo total knee replacement surgery each year at a cost of $30,249.

Zenger

Muscle Strength Linked To Lower Risk Of Knee Replacement Surgery

Stronger thigh muscles may reduce need for knee replacement surgery, study finds

Evening Standard

Dawn French reveals she had a knee replacement 14 years after Vicar Of Dibley stunt left her in agony

The actress and comedian injured her knee while recreating her famous Vicar Of Dibley puddle skit on The Paul O'Grady show

Newcastle Herald

'I'm cranky': faulty knee replacement class action

The doctor could see the implant was 'falling to bits'.

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The Hindu

Gleneagles Global Healthcity launches support group for knee replacement patients

Chennai's Gleneagles Global Healthcity has launched a support group for total knee replacement patients, while Kauvery Hospital treated a 49-yr-old man for pulmonary endarterectomy. Rela Hospital performed a robot-assisted surgery to repurpose the small intestine of a 40-yr-old patient with hypospadias urethral meatus and bilateral vesicoureteral reflux, creating a bladder-like…

The Hindu

On your knees

I chose to get a knee replacement to preserve my desired lifestyle. Despite being physically active, osteoarthritis had crept into my knees. With support from family, I underwent surgery and now my bucket list is longer. Biomedical technology, refined surgical techniques and high-volume centres have enabled me to live life…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: Manny London is 91. He and his friends are still tearing it up on the softball field.

PHILADELPHIA — Manny London isn’t playing as much softball as he once did. There was a time when he was a member of three different leagues — one in Montgomery County, one in Bucks County, one that had him traveling on weekends to tournaments as far away as Las Vegas…

Daily Mirror

'There's still a noticeable poverty divide when accessing joint replacement surgery'

Dr Miriam Stoppard addresses the socio-economic factors and inequalities at play between the most and least affluent areas when it comes to having much-needed hip and knee replacements

The Independent UK

Al Roker shares health update after second knee replacement surgery

The 68-year-old weatherman had a health scare last year

The Independent UK

Polymer knee joint ‘could improve quality of life of osteoarthritis patients’

The prosthetic knee technology, called PEEK-OPTIMA, has been developed by Invibio.

Newcastle Herald

'I haven't got a life': long wait for surgery at John Hunter Hospital

'I can hardly walk again and I'm stuck at home.'

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