Groundbreaking: Wearing Smart Watches tobe monitored before and after a knee replacement

 <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Dr. Jeffrey DeClaire, an orthopedic knee specialist and President/Founder of the Michigan Knee Institute, of Rochester Hills, MI, joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Orthopedic Channels. Dr. DeClaire was one of the first physicians in the country to include his patients in this groundbreaking study using artificial intelligence to track a patient’s progress and help them recover faster.<br />Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Jeffrey DeClaire discuss the following:<br />Explain the groundbreaking program you are doing- where patients who have knee replacement are wearing Smart Watches and are being monitored before and after knee replacement?<br />What are you tracking?<br />I understand you were the first in Michigan to be involved in the study.  Why did you start doing this?<br />How is the data collected from all the patients and what is it being used for?<br />What are the advantages of being involved in this study and what do you hope to to accomplish from participating?<br />One added benefit is that patients are able to interact with their physician’s clinical and research teams... why is this important for the future of healthcare?<br />With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Jeffrey H. DeClaire is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic knee knee specialist and the Founder of Michigan Knee Institute, Rochester Hills, Michigan. He is providing provides state-of-the-art robotic surgery techniques for knee replacement patients with a 98 percent satisfaction rate. Dr. DeClaire performs over 1,000 knee surgeries annually. The Michigan Knee Institute offers arthroscopy; ligament reconstruction; meniscus transplantation; cartilage regeneration; outpatient, partial and total knee replacement. Dr. DeClaire has also assisted in the design of implants and a ligament-preserving knee.<br />He is a leader in developing the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedure for total knee replacement and pioneered a partial knee replacement, the Patell