In The News: 09/09

Diabetics at Higher Risk for Complications Following Joint Replacement Diabetics with uncontrolled glucose levels are nearly twice as likely to experience post-operative bleeding and infection and more than three times as likely to experience a stroke or death after joint replacement surgery. According to a study in the July issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, researchers reviewed data from a database of more than one million patients who had total joint [IMGCAP(1)]replacement surgery…