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News & EventsNewsStudy: Orthopaedic Hospitals Have Lower Complication RateBy Becky Soglin | University of Iowa | August 1, 2007A study conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa finds that patients in orthopaedic specialty hospitals have a lower risk of complications compared to those treated in general hospitals, even after accounting for the fact that the specialty hospitals tend to avoid patients with conditions such as obesity, heart failure, and diabetes. Researchers examined the records of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older (mean age 75) who received either total hip (51,788 cases) or total knee (99,765 cases) replacement surgery from 1999 through 2003. The patients were treated either at one of 38 specialty orthopedic hospitals or one of 517 general hospitals in the same markets. Overall, orthopaedic specialty hospitals had a 40 percent lower risk of complications after surgery. A Haute OperationBy Diana Del Mauro | The New Mexican | May 7, 2007A Home at the HospitalBy Diana Del Mauro | The New Mexican | March 21, 2007EventsManaging Your Joint PainWith Guest Speaker Steven Jones, D.O. | At Physicians Medical Center LobbySeptember 21, 2007, 11am-12:30pm |