Archive for 'Bones, Joints & Muscles'
Joint Replacement: The Right Choice for You?
[ November 13, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Topic:
Joint Replacement: The Right Choice for You?
Where:
Swedish Medical Center
First Hill Campus
747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
Map & Directions: http://www.swedish.org/blank.cfm?id=201
When:
Thursday, November 13, 2008
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Americas) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Registration is required.
To register please call:206-386-2502 or register online at www.swedish.org/classes
Posted: November 12th, 2008 under Bones, Joints & Muscles, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Upcoming Events.
Tags: Classes, Hip-replacement, Joint Replacement, Knee-replacement, Orthopedics, Swedish
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Video: orthopedic surgery at Seattle Children’s
UWTV has a nice documentary on Seattle Children’s Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Department.
The video follows a teen and a young girl as they go through surgery and rehabilitation and includes interesting footage of how MRI images are used to study injuries and how new techniques make surgeries quicker and less invasive.
The documentary can be viewed [...]
Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Bones, Joints & Muscles, Child & Youth Health, Fitness & Exercise, Hospital News, Surgery.
Tags: Bones, Fractures, Orthopedics, Seattle Children's, Sports Medicine
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Seattle’s Swedish Hospital opens new orthopedic surgery center
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle has opened the doors to a new, state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery center.
The $140 million Swedish Orthopedic Institute has 10 operating rooms specifically designed for orthopedic procedures.
The facility’s seven clinical floors are dedicated exclusively to orthopedics, one floor for pre-surgery services, one floor for surgery, three floors for inpatient care and two [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under Bones, Joints & Muscles, Hospital News, Surgery, Swedish Hospital.
Tags: Hip-replacement, Joint Replacement, Knee-replacement, Orthopedics, Swedish
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