Centers of Excellence

Category Archive: Press Releases / Newsroom

1. [Release] Hip Implants At Kennedy Center Are Safe and Long-Lasting

   May 26, 2014 3:03 pm
   
   

   There has been a great deal of controversy in the past year about the recall of Johnson & Johnson’s
   DePuy Orthopedics hip.

   We want our patients to know that the Kennedy Center has never used the DePuy hip implants for
   total hip replacement or hip resurfacing.

   The Kennedy Center uses the Taperloc femoral component, which was originally designed by Dr.
   William Kennedy and more recently modified by Dr. Jeffrey McLaughlin, the Kennedy Center’s
   medical director. The Taperloc femoral component is the most successful titanium hip
   replacement in the world. Our studies show that even after 26 years, Kennedy Center’s Biomet
   hips are still going strong.

   In 2010, Dr. McLaughlin was invited to prestigious Orthopaedic Societies around the world to
   present the Kennedy Center’s 26-year experience with the Taperloc titanium stem. Dr. McLaughlin
   has presented these results at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Japanese Hip
   Society, the Harvard Hip Symposium and the European Hip Society.

   With loosening as the statistical endpoint, 99% of these implants survived for 26 years. These
   results included diverse patient groups including young, old, highly active and overweight patients.

   Based on these outstanding, long-term results, you can trust the hip replacement or hip
   resurfacing that you receive from the doctors at the Kennedy Center in Oshkosh.

   Dr. McLaughlin has personally performed over 15,000 total joint replacements, twice as many as any
   other orthopaedic surgeon in Wisconsin.

2. [Release] Dr. Tsai - Ringside at Mixed Martial Arts Events

   March 26, 2014 3:02 pm
   
   

   The fast growing sport of mixed martial arts is now regulated by the State of Wisconsin, which
   means events are both larger and safer for the participants. One of the primary regulations
   Wisconsin demands that each event have a licensed ringside physician. Davis Tsai, MD, an
   orthopaedic surgeon with the Kennedy Center in Oshkosh, has recently been assigned by the State
   to be the ringside physician for the upcoming Combat USA final 8 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
   competition to be held at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay on March 5. The day prior to the event,
   Dr. Tsai will perform physical exams on the fighters to confirm they are in good physical condition.

   According to Dr. Tsai, “Mixed Martial arts basically evolved out of street brawling. With state
   regulation, mixed martial arts have become a legitimate sport – if not an art form.” It combines the
   best aspects of Muay Thai kick boxing, Karate, Greco-Roman wrestling, European boxing, Russian
   Sambo and Brazilian Jui-Jitsu.

   Until recently, the unregulated sport allowed promoters to hold fights in bars and clubs with no
   oversight. Today, MMA competitions are held at much larger venues, have regulations similar to
   boxing and must have a physician available who can stop the fight if they determine a fighter cannot
   continue physically.

   “I am currently treating four patients in my practice who participate in mixed martial arts,” says Dr.
   Tsai. “They enjoy the sport because it is so physical, so ‘in your face’. But because it is such a violent
   physical activity, participants can get injured and require the services of a trained physician.” Unlike
   boxing which has two “zones of concern”, the head and neck and the trunk of the body, MMA has
   six zones for attack – head and neck, truck, right and left arm and right and left leg. Participants ave 300% more body parts at risk for injury – in essence fighters have a greater risk of injury and a
   greater need for a ringside doctor.

   Dr. Tsai’s has been ringside physician in the past for amateur boxing. His interest in MMA stems
   from having trained in Judo and Karate in his youth. It was a natural evolution for him to from
   covering boxing to MMA as cage fighting has come out of the shadows to become a legitimately
   sanctioned and regulated sport.

3. [Release] The Most Successful Hip Replacement in the World

   January 26, 2014 2:59 pm
   
   

   The Taperlock Femoral Component, which was developed at the Kennedy Center in Oshkosh, is
   the most successful hip replacement used in the world today.

   Originally developed by Dr. William Kennedy, the hip replacement system has been refined and
   improved over the past 17 years by the Kennedy Center’s medical director, Jeffrey McLaughlin, MD.

   According to Dr. McLaughlin, “An FDA study begun in 1983 shows that over 90% of the Center’s
   first 145 cementless titanium total hip replacements are still going strong. We’re confident that we’ve
   designed a hip replacement that patients can depend on for many years. The past 26 years of
   ongoing research and development in prosthetic joints at the Center has produced outstanding
   success rates for younger patients as well as those challenged by obesity.”

   Dr. McLaughlin has performed more than 15,000 total hip and knee replacements and has presented
   over 100 papers at national and international medical conferences on the outstanding results of the
   Taperlock Femoral Component.

   Dr. McLaughlin’s philosophy of patient care remains the same as when he came to Wisconsin 18
   years ago. That is: use the best hip and knee replacements available; surround yourself with the best
   staff possible; and treat every patient as though they were a member of your family.

   It is this commitment to patient care excellence which has made the Kennedy Center the largest hip
   and knee replacement center in Wisconsin.