Category: News

Implant Recall

DePuy Orthopedics has issued a voluntary recall of its ASR XL Acetabular Hip System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System. Slocum Center doctors have not used these systems in our patients. If you underwent a hip replacement with a Slocum physician, this recall does not affect your implant.
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X-Ray Machines Go to Ethiopia

Slocum Center is installing new digital X-ray equipment, and its current equipment will be donated to the Shinshicho Mother and Child Clinic in Ethiopia. It will ship later this year. The clinic’s director was in town to visit Holt International and stopped by Slocum to see the equipment. KVAL was there to report on his […]
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High School Football and Concussions

Did you know that helmets aren’t designed to prevent concussions? They’re designed to prevent skull fractures and bleeding. The way athletes tackle is critical to concussion prevention. Learn more from this report on KMTR-16 that features Dr. Michael Koester. RELATED TEAM MEMBERS DAVID BEAR, M.D.,
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