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Current Research and Clinical Trials
Physicians with Washington University Orthopedics are involved in a variety of clinical trials in an effort to improve the care of adults requiring reconstructive surgery of the lower extremities.
Procedures Evaluated Are:
- Outcome of hip resurfacing vs. total hip arthroplasty
- Bone loss following hip resurfacing vs. total hip arthroplasty
- Restoring bone loss with bone graft substitutes and bone proteins
- Return to sports, employment, and normal sexual function following hip and knee arthroplasty
- Evaluating cemented femoral component surface finish
- Low-wear polyethylene hip implants
- Hip and knee implant survivorship
- Surgical management of osteonecrosis of the hip
- Patient selection and results of hip osteotomies
- Return to employment following joint replacement
- Diagnosis and treatment of infection following joint replacement
- Efficacy of hip arthroscopy procedures
- Outcome of hip osteotomy and impingement procedures
- Diagnosis and treatment outcomes of young adult hip procedures
For information on current clinical trials related to orthopedics, or to make an appointment with a specialist with Washington University Orthopedics, please call (314) 514-3500 or toll free (866) 867-3627.