In The News
- Sullivan resumes activities after total hip replacement
Manassas Journal Messenger
August, 2008Summary: 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.
- Study prepares way for right hip procedure
Indianapolis Star
June 10, 2008Summary: Philip Kalbaugh, 49, had extreme hip and back pain. His right hip was disintegrating. As the cartilage wore away, it was becoming bone on bone, and he was diagnosed as needing a hip replacement. After looking at several different procedures, he concluded the minimally invasive PATH® technique with LINEAGE® ceramic-on-ceramic hip replacement would be the best choice. He was able to walk down the hallway within a few hours, and left the hospital the next day.
- Everything you need to know about joint surgery
Prevention Magazine
March, 2008Summary: 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, 2007Summary: 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.
- Jim Cramer's interview with Gary Henley, President and CEO, Wright Medical Group
CNBC
November 14, 2006Summary: 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".
