Talk:Hip replacement
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For people without medical insurance, they find excellent doctors in Germany and Europe at a fraction of the cost in the US.
I know this page is not widely visited but I do think that the issues of MIS THR are possibly too arcane for wikipedia. This encyclopedia cannot address the relative merits of every MIS approach. I think in THR a discussion of the fact that MIS exists and is growing is relevent, but it seems excessive to start to talk about Direct Anterior vs Posteriolateral vs Dual Inscision. Considering the fact that these approaches are being changed daily by working surgeons with no concesis I think try to keep wikipedia up to date will not be possible. protohiro 06:38, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I would like to point out that there is some confusion regarding MIS terminology. Most of the procedures are "standard surgery" done through small incision with help of clever instruments. In my opinion, the truly MIS procedure does not include cutting any muscles or tendons - and only the anterior approach fulfills such condition. [nospam.lukasc@mp.pl]
[edit] healthyjoints.com link
I think that a link should be added at the bottom of the hip replacement page to healthyjoints.com. Healthy Joints is an online support group and informational exchange for people with an interest in hip replacement and other joint problems. It would be a great resource for anyone on the hip replacement page.
Here's a link to the site: [1]
Daphne90210 01:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC) Daphne
- My opinion - it doesn't pass WP:EL, the external link guidelines. The content on the site is pretty shallow. Much of it is just links to other sites like http://www2.ejbjs.org. One page is basically a bunch of links back to Wikipedia: http://www.healthyjoints.com/resources/term-glossary.php. Linking to forums is strongly advised against, and in this case there are maybe 1 or 2 posts. Really not a notable site and it seems like it gets mosts of its useful content from other sites. Plus, linking a general site on an article about a specific subject is advised against. (By the way, this link was also proposed on the Arthritis and Knee replacement pages as well. I'll post these comments there as well.) Nposs 03:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
