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Native America Calling: Extending your mobile life with joint replacement surgery
Friday, February 16, 2024
Joint replacement surgery: Extending your mobile life
Age and injury take their toll on people’s joints.
The pain that comes along with that limits activities and reduces a person’s quality of life. Joint replacement surgery is not routine, but it is common and technological advances are making it safer with shorter recovery times.
Native Americans access hip and knee replacements at a rate lower than other ethnic groups. And the number of Native orthopedic surgeons falls far short of the percentage of Native Americans in the overall population.
Join Native America Calling to vexplore the benefits of joint replacements and the signs a person might look for when considering surgery.
Guests on Native America Calling
Dr. Meghan Whitmarsh-Brown, division chief of adult hip and knee constructive surgery at the University of New Mexico and assistant professor of orthopedics
Dr. John Cox (Navajo), orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement
Ronald Solimon, business person from Laguna and Zuni
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