Arthroplasty Physicians Trade Views If Not Blows At World Congress

It was more knees than hips, on balance, but the inaugural World Arthroplasty Congress in mid-April brought surgeons from all parts of the world to Paris for three days of discussions, presentations, and discoveries. It was clear at the well-attended event that orthopedic physicians don’t all see eye-to-eye in a sector undergoing rapid change.

“We all know that navigation increases precision, but it is cumbersome, impractical, expensive, and time-consuming. It requires extra operative staff, and it does not have good results in reducing pain or implant longevity.”

Thus the gist of claims from Johan Bellemans, MD, PhD, professor of orthopedic surgery at the Catholic University Leuven, in...

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