He said the registry will be useful in educating patients about how long devices last and their individual risk factors. The registry also has the ability to locate patients and physicians that perform the surgeries for information and tracking the reliability of the implants.
The American Joint Replacement Registry was recently established with the goal of becoming a national registry. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago plans to be one of the 15 hospitals included in the nationwide pilot program.
Read the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush release on the national joint registry.
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– Chicago’s Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Opens Concussion Clinic
– Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Prevails in Wistleblower Lawsuit — Case Dismissed by Federal Judge
– Midwest Orthopaedics Physician Shares Trends in Bicep Injury Treatment
