by Jennifer Cleary | Jan 30, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Dr. Thomas Turgeon knows a thing or two about joint replacements. That’s to be expected, given that he has performed more than 4,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries over the last 15 years. And if there is one thing he has learned during all...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jan 12, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole The new knee replacement device arrived at the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute in 2009 with a certain amount of fanfare. Made of high-grade titanium, polyethylene (plastic) and a newly-developed metal alloy, the device was considered state of...
by Jennifer Cleary | Jan 12, 2022 | Research Stories
Written by: Brian Cole Mena Gainpaulsingh was in her teens when she first learned that she had a hip problem. The femoral head of her thighbone, also known as the “ball,” had stopped growing and was too small to properly fit in the socket of her pelvis bone. The...
