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Orthopaedic Surgeon warns of hip replacement dangers.One of London's leading Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons warns of the dangers posed to patients
by what he believes to be ill thought out innovations
in hip surgery. The article, which appears on inCapitalHealth clearly sets out
what works in hip surgery - and what doesn't.
Mr Robert Marston, Consultant Orthopaedic
Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital and The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth
writes, "Forty years ago hip replacement became a reproducibly successful
treatment for arthritis. There are continuing innovations in order to obtain
the holy grail of hip replacement, the everlasting prosthesis. Unfortunately
some of these innovations are ill thought out and poorly researched before
being introduced into clinical practice. An unsuspecting public are
often beguiled by ill informed articles in daily papers."
This article
makes essential reading for anyone considering hip replacement surgery. It
describes all the options and highlights the value of the The Swedish Hip
Register. This was started in the 1970s and provides orthopaedic surgeons with
well documented evidence of the success rates of the various hip replacement
techniques.
Decisions about hip surgery should always be based on a
thorough risk/benefit analysis. Whilst new technology is frequently promoted
as superior its benefits can be hypothetical and the risks unknown. Mr
Marston's article gives hip surgery patients the information they need to make
sound decisions.
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About Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Robert Marston
Mr Robert Marston is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St
Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London. He works privately at The Hospital of
St John & St Elizabeth where he also runs an emergency trauma unit for
elderly patients.
His areas of special interests are in primary and
revision hip and knee arthroplasty, minimally invasive hip and knee
replacement and lower limb trauma.
Mr Marston's philosophy is to treat
patients as efficiently as possible in order to minimise their pain and
inconvenience following surgery for arthritis or trauma. He refuses to
compromise patients' long term outcome by putting them on the cutting edge of
unproven technology.
About inCapitalHealth
inCapitalHealth is
London's new patient-focused medical education Website. A group of leading
medical experts have written, in plain English, about the latest treatment
options within their areas of expertise. inCapitalHealth provides patients with
the information they need to better understand their condition and where
necessary take action.
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For further information or to speak
to Robert Marston please contact:
Bob
Davidson
Editor
inCapitalHealth
00 44 18 44 33 80 00
00 44 77 11
00 04 40
href="mailto:bob@incapitalhealth.co.uk">bob@incapitalhealth.co.uk
www.incapitalhealth.com
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