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Dr. Claudette Lajam

@orthochick

NYC Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeon| Professor of Orthopedic Surgery |AAOS BOC Chair & BOD | RJOS Past President | Wife |Views are my own | RT ≠ endorsement

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Just found out I am in the top 3% on the 2024 Orthopedic Surgery Research All-Star list! For someone who started doing research later in my career, this is a real honor. I am grateful to all of those who have helped me achieve it. lists,…

Just found out I am in the top 3% on the 2024 Orthopedic Surgery Research All-Star list! For someone who started doing research later in my career, this is a real honor. I am grateful to all of those who have helped me achieve it. #HealthcareResearchAllStars lists,…
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Intraosseous 'stem cells' for this problem? Because 'PRP would not be enough' with 'this much damage? Frightening. Taking thousands of dollars for a treatment that will do nothing to help? This is not about the patient not 'wanting' other surgery. It is about greed, pure and…

Intraosseous 'stem cells' for this problem? Because 'PRP would not be enough' with 'this much damage? Frightening. Taking thousands of dollars for a treatment that will do nothing to help? This is not about the patient not 'wanting' other surgery. It is about greed, pure and…
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US News best hospitals should account for length of follow up with the institution. Seeing a patient for only 3 months postoperatively and then never again is not good care.

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Physician payments represent $5 of every $10,000 spent on healthcare. We are not the reason for the rise in health insurance premiums, greed is. Adam Bruggeman, MD explains it beautifully.

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Total joint surgeons: There is a lot of talk about BMI, but does anyone have a *body weight* cutoff for average height people - especially hips? AAHKS WomenInArthroplasty

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THA done in Ecuador in 2004. Cup is loose. Would like to save the stem if possible. Called the surgeon and he cannot remember the implant. AAHKS

THA done in Ecuador in 2004. Cup is loose. Would like to save the stem if possible. Called the surgeon and he cannot remember the implant. @AAHKS
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Hello X-Twitterverse. For those who need a GS cookie fix: My 5 year old niece is selling cookies for her Daisy troop. It's all online and cookies are delivered to you. Happy to reciprocate for your kids' sales. digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/isabella…

Hello X-Twitterverse. For those who need a GS cookie fix: My 5 year old niece is selling cookies for her Daisy troop. It's all online and cookies are delivered to you. Happy to reciprocate for your kids' sales. #cookies digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/isabella…
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Pay attention: Physicians -the people best suited to own and manage hospitals- are not allowed to own them. None of these other entities have taken an oath to care for patients. AAOS AAHKS

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