Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
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Feeling achy or stiff? You're not alone. Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog is a friendly space to discuss all things bones, joints, and keeping your body moving smoothly. Dr. Huang is an Orthopedic Surgeon, who offers both operative and non-operative treatments for hip and knee disorders. He specialized in joint replacements using a minimally invasive approach including outpatient hip replacement,..
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
3M ago
People used to have to spend a night in the hospital following a knee replacement, but improvements in technology, surgery and pain management have made it possible to undergo the procedure in the morning and be back home by the evening ..read more
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
6M ago
In a severe hip arthritis X-ray, the joint space is absent, which means the cartilage has worn away, and the bones can rub against each other. The X-ray also shows the development of bone spurs and deformity of the bones in the joint ..read more
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
6M ago
Researchers say people with knee osteoarthritis appear to get some short-term pain relief after receiving injections of genicular nerve blocks. They said people who received the injections reported significant pain relief eight weeks after the treatment. The relief appeared to wane after 12 weeks ..read more
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
6M ago
Measurement of plasma D-dimer levels—a test more commonly used to detect blood-clotting disorders—can provide useful information when making the difficult diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), reports a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ..read more
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
6M ago
Preventing weight gain from early adulthood could reduce knee replacements in Australian adults by almost 30% and save the health system $373 million per year, new research has found ..read more
Eddie Huang, M.D. Blog
6M ago
Leg length discrepancy after hip replacement can occur due to the size of the implants used and the measures your surgeon needs to take to ensure they are securely in place ..read more