In the News
- Hip Switch: Playing After Hip Replacement
Tennis Magazine
May, 2010 Good HealthSummary: An article in Tennis Magazine looks at how advancements in hip replacement surgery have allowed tennis players to get back on the court, noting that surgeries have become less invasive and recovery times have decreased in recent years. Frank Trulaske, who was implanted with Wright's CONSERVE® Total Hip in 2008, explains that because of his surgery, today he is pain-free and able to compete against men much younger than he is.
- New Surgical Technique In Hip Replacement Provides Shorter And Less Painful Recovery
Good Health
April 1, 2009 Good HealthSummary: The April issue of the Commercial Appeal's Good Health magazine features Wright Medical and the PATH® Tissue-Preserving Technique for hip replacement. Dr. Michael Neel with orthomemphis p.c. shares his success with the technique and being able to provide his patients with a shorter and less painful recovery. | more
- Sullivan resumes activities after total hip replacement
Manassas Journal Messenger
August, 2008 Manassas Journal MessengerSummary: At 50 years of age, Ellen Sullivan was a marathon runner and a dirt bike rider. She began to experience hip pain that severely impacted her ability to walk and compete, and after years of pain she was finally diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in her hip. Doctors told her that her only options were painful surgery and a sedentary lifestyle. Evelyn researched her options, and eventually received Wright's total hip replacement. Within 3 months, she was back to her active lifestyle, and her physician could not tell which hip had been replaced without looking at his notes.
- Longer lasting and faster healing hip replacements
WFTV.com WFTVSummary: Dan Fam was once a high level martial arts expert. Dan began to suffer from crippling arthritis in his hip, taking him from elite competition, to almost complete inactivity. Dan finally received a Wright CONSERVE® total hip replacement implant. Dan was able to walk the next day, and was skipping rope within two weeks. Now Dan is training to return to his previous martial arts expertise. | more
- Everything you need to know about joint surgery
Prevention Magazine
March, 2008 PreventionSummary: This article provides valuable tips and pointers to make the recovery after hip replacement as painless as possible. Several patients share their experiences and how the overcame the challenges and roadblocks they didn't expect. Doctors also weigh in on how much medicine to take and what to do to prepare yourself for hip surgery.
- West Orange surgeon helps young patient walk again
West Orange Chronicle
August 30, 2007 West Orange ChronicleSummary: Twenty-one-year-old Adam Panella suffered from severe hip deterioration after the medicine treating his leukemia began causing degeneration in his bones. Adam was unable to stop taking his medicine but was suffering from the negative side-effects and could barely walk because of the pain. After years of living in pain, Adam received Wright implants in both hips. Just two weeks later, he was walking pain free with only a cane for assistance.
- Healthy living: new hip replacement implant
KUTV Holdings, Inc.
March 20, 2007 KUTVSummary: A Healthy Living report features a Wright Medical procedure that doctors believe eliminates two of the most common complications related to hip replacement surgeries. The newer implant has the major advantage of larger ball that doesn't slip out of place, thus eliminating dislocation. Also, doctors say this newer implant is more durable because of the meta-on-metal design and special metals used in the manufacturing process, which allows the patient to lead an active lifestyle without the implant wearing out.
- Jim Cramer's interview with Gary Henley, President and CEO, Wright Medical Group
CNBC
November 14, 2006 Mad MoneySummary: Stock market guru and CNBC anchor Jim Cramer interviews Wright Medical's President and CEO, Gary Henley. Jim discusses Wright's dominance in the hip market, the promising future of Wright with the upcoming rise of Baby Boomers, and finishes up by giving Wright's stock a hefty endorsement, "triple-buy".
