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Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Offers Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery Alternative
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Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Offers Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery
Alternative
Anterior Hip Replacement Procedure Minimizes Pain and Shortens Recovery Time
Phoenix, AZ, November 10, 2009 -- Hip replacements are on the rise in...
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Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Offers Traditional Hip Replacement Surgery
Alternative
Anterior Hip Replacement Procedure Minimizes Pain and Shortens Recovery Time
Phoenix, AZ, November 10, 2009 -- Hip replacements are on the rise in America, with
the number of procedures almost doubling over the past 10 years.
Arizona
Orthopaedic Associates at Gateway is meeting that demand with a minimally invasive
procedure that reduces pain and cuts recovery times by up to three months.
Using a state-of-the-art operating table and intraoperative x-ray, the Phoenixbased orthopedic surgeons group has patients walking the same day as surgery and
returning to full mobility within 2-8 weeks, instead of the typical 2-4 months
needed after traditional surgery.
AOA surgeons were the first in Arizona to perform the procedure and recently
completed their 450th hip replacement using the special table, also known as the
OSI-Pro-FX Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Table.
It is the only surgical table designed
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