Winfield, IL - This live Internet broadcast from Central DuPage Hospital featured a Zimmer Revision Hip Procedure utilizing the ZMR Hip System XL Taper Stem and the Trabecular Metal Acetabular Revision System.
Advancements in surgical techniques, especially as they relate to revision hip procedures in the field of orthopaedics, continue to provide surgeons with exciting new treatment options and contribute to positive patient outcomes. One of these advancements is Total RevisionAbility, a Zimmer system of comprehensive, intraoperative, solution-making capabilities in revision total hip arthroplasty. Created by the world’s finest designers and surgeons, Total RevisionAbility combines expert support, instrumentation, and components designed specifically to address the unpredictability of revision THA in the OR.
Viewers where able to see the procedure throughout the world. There was also interactive commentary from faculty surgeons during the broadcast.
This program is part of an ongoing effort to provide convenient, innovative educational opportunities to orthopaedic surgeons worldwide and is intended to help orthopaedic surgeons enhance their skills to build confidence in providing the best orthopaedic care possible for their patients.
Wayne G. Paprosky, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, performed the surgery as an Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
Scott M. Sporer, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, moderated the surgery as an Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
This activity is sponsored by the Zimmer Institute and does not offer CME credit. Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SWX: ZMH) is a world leader in orthopaedics.
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