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Jul 04 2025HEALTH

When Spinal Implants Fail: What Happens Next?

Young kids with early onset scoliosis sometimes need special surgeries to help their spines grow straight. These surgeries use implants that are meant to be temporary, but what happens when these implants fail and need to be removed? Not much is known about what happens to these kids after the implants are taken out. When these implants are removed, the spine can st...

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Dec 23 2024HEALTH

Too Much Weight, Too Soon: A Look at Knee Replacements in Obese Patients

More patients with severe obesity are getting knee replacements these days. Yet, this also means more complications and implants not lasting long. A new study looked into how a specific type of knee replacement, made from a porous metal, fared in these patients over time. They checked both how well the patients moved and how the replacement looked on X-rays. Obesity...

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