KNEE REPLACEMENT
Clifford W. Colwell Jr., MD
Determination of
what activities and walking aids best help patients with knee implants
Darryl D. D'Lima, MD
Knee prosthetics
that can stand up to the stress of daily activity
Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD
New materials for
fracture care and joint replacement, resulting in longer lasting prosthetic
joints
David C. Markel, MD
Using the knowledge of
how inflammatory cells function in both normal and abnormal settings to prevent
early implant failure or loosening
Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, PhD
New methods to
prevent bone loss around implants
Weiping Ren, MD, PhD
The use of
erythromycin to reduce aseptic loosening and the need for revision surgery
while increasing implant longevity
Edward M. Schwartz, PhD
Using 3D-CT to
measure bone loss and determine if a patient is at high risk of implant
failure, allowing for close monitoring and earlier treatment of loosened
implants
Nelson F. SooHoo, MD
Standards that could
be implemented worldwide to improve
quality and safety of care for joint replacement patients
Shang-You Yang, PhD
Reduced risk of
aseptic loosening and methods that prolong the life of a prosthetic joint