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Brett Crist, MD

Research

New Surgical Technique Improves Biological Hip Joint Replacement

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, more than 300,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. The procedure ...

James Cook and James Stannard

Research

MU Researchers Develop Preservation Method for Donor Tissue

Currently, doctors have to throw away more than 80 percent of donated tissue used for joint replacements because the tissue does not survive long enough ...