Knee & Hip Replacement: The Safer Cutting Edge
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Knee & Hip Replacement: The Safer Cutting Edge
December 27, 2004 -- In his new Medical Blog, www.kneehippain.com, Dr. Ronald P. Grelsamer, Author and New York Knee and Hip Expert, adds a surgeon’s perspective to the latest disturbing NSAID warnings:
Surgery Versus “Conservative” Treatments
“Some people believe that non-operative options are safe and that surgery is the ‘aggressive,’ riskier option,” says Grelsamer. In the hands of a prudent surgeon, however, surgery is always the conservative choice! - and the current anti-inflammatory (NSAID) controversy brings the issue to the fore.
“By taking anti-inflammatory medication such as Celebrex, Naproxen, Ibuprofen, or Diclofenac for knee arthritis, a patient manages to live with the pain. Without the NSAID, however, he or she might experience extreme discomfort. With a knee replacement, the arthritis is gone forever and so is the need for chronic reliance on an NSAID.
“In the past, doctors could monitor a NSAID patient’s kidneys, liver and bone marrow with a simple set of blood tests. But there is no test for ‘increased risk of heart attack and stroke!’ Unfortunately, many knee and hip pain sufferers are unaware of the dangers of the prolonged use of anti-inflammatory medicines – and why? Quite often, it is because they have not been educated by their medical advisors.
With the numbers of bone and joint disorders rising, over 600,000 people undergo hip and knee replacements each year. “It is more important than ever that patients suffering with arthritis or hip and knee pain learn all the facts before beginning a course of prescribed or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications. In many cases, the 'conservative' choice is surgery.”
Grelsamer’s most recent books “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery” (Warner, 2004), “What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery” (Warner, 2002), and “The Columbia-Presbyterian Osteoarthritis Handbook” (with Suzanne Loebl, Macmillan, 1996) offer the Facts to Determine if Surgery is Right For You!
•The accuracy of the knee MRI is one of the greatest myths of our time. In the hands of the wrong Orthopedist, the MRI becomes a lisence to operate!
•At this time, one is at greater risk of being misdiagnosed with a torn cartilage than any other time in history.
•X-Rays, costing 1/10 of an MRI, can diagnose arthritis better than MRIS.
•Why are millions of people Recieving Unnecessary knee and hip surgery?
•Why is the orthopedic highway littered with implants that seemed like a good idea at the time?
•What future innovations might replace joint replacements?
Grelsamer has been listed in Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors," and in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors of New York" for many years. A candid and highly entertaining recognized speaker, he has shared his expertise with the public on TV and radio shows, as well as many national magazines and newspapers, such as NBC's Today Show, ABC's Eyewitness News, FOX TV, PLUM TV, Forbes Magazine, and USA Today. He is currently a noted staff orthopedic specialist at the NYU Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute, and the chief of hip and knee reconstruction at Maimonides Medical Center
Specialties include patella pain, arthritis, arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, mysterious knee pain, as well as surgical and non-surgical knee and hip treatments.
“Dr. Ronald Grelsamer is a meticulous surgeon who takes extraordinary care of his patients. He is a true artist – the Van Gogh of orthopedic surgery.” NYRR and ING New York City Marathon Medical Director, DR. Lewis Maharam
Finding reliable medical guidance can be very challenging. DR. Ronald Grelsamer is available for in-person and telephone Interviews.
Read Dr. Grelsamer’s medical BLOG at his new website: www.kneehippain.com
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