Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...
Waking up with a brand-new joint is only half the battle. If you aren't careful, common post-op errors can turn your surgical ...
A total knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, can feel like a second chance at life after years of dealing with a sore, arthritic knee. While most people achieve improved range of motion ...
A patient who underwent total knee arthroplasty maintained a ‘varus’ (outwards) hip-knee-ankle angle, but their joint line angle was changed from apex distal to neutral after surgery. (b) Similarly, ...
Whether partial versus total arthroplasty is the best for patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee has long been debated. The so-called TOPKAT trial randomized patients to the ...
Not so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are redefining ...
Advances in robotics, imaging, and data integration are enabling more individualised knee prosthesis positioning, raising ...
Patients who use opioids before an elective joint replacement surgery may have an increased risk of repeat surgery or hospitalization, according to a new published in The Journal of Bone and Joint ...
Years of high school, college and semiprofessional football meant Layne Herber’s knees didn’t stand much of a chance. By the time Herber, 73, retired in 2015, he was relying on periodic cortisone ...