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A Clinical Study that Evaluates whether a Mobile App Can Help in the Recovery from Hip- or Knee-Replacement Surgery Is Enrolling Patients in the Portland Area


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KNEE- AND HIP-REPLACEMENTS ARE AMONG THE MOST-COMMON SURGERIES IN THE U-S.  AND, THE RECOVERY-PROCESS CAN BE LENGTHY.  "ZIMMER BIOMET" IS PARTNERING WITH "APPLE"--ON A CLINICAL-STUDY TO EVALUATE WHETHER A MOBILE APP CAN HELP REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY.  THE STUDY CONTINUES TO ENROLL PATIENTS IN SELECT AREAS, NATIONWIDE.  DOCTOR JIM BALLARD IS WITH ONE OF THE CLINICAL-STUDY SITES: "ROC ['ROCK'] ORTHOPEDICS", IN THE PORTLAND-AREA...

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WE ARE THRILLED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LARGEST PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL-STUDY OF JOINT-REPLACEMENT PATIENTS IN ORTHOPEDIC HISTORY.  WE'RE GATHERING DATA ON HOW AN APP--PAIRED WITH A MOBILE DEVICE--MAY HELP WITH A PATIENT'S REHABILITATION, TO OPTIMIZE THEIR CARE.  I ENCOURAGE ANYONE CONSIDERING HIP- OR KNEE-REPLACEMENT SURGERY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY--TO FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE PART OF THIS STUDY."

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY, ELIGIBILITY, RISKS OF SURGERY, AND PARTICIPATING SITES IN THE PORTLAND-AREA, VISIT "JOINT-SOLUTIONS-PORTLAND"-DOT-COM.



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