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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...
(BALLARD):
"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.
