Our knee joints take a lot of pounding throughout our lives, which can eventually lead to osteoarthritis and other knee injuries. Knee replacement surgery (knee arthroplasty) is designed to restore ...
When performing a knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle in a straight line, forming a neutral alignment, rather than ...
Partial knee replacement surgery replaces one part of a damaged knee with an artificial joint. Compared with total knee replacement, partial knee replacement is less painful and has a shorter recovery ...
Patients who underwent knee surgery using minimally invasive “needle arthroscopy” needed half the opioids to manage pain the ...
Living with knee pain? A new study has found that 90% of Americans with osteoarthritis suffer too long before having a knee replacement that could improve their quality of life. “When people wait too ...
The knee replacement, which involves replacing the knee with a metal version, was done as an outpatient procedure. She was ...
Some people may develop knee pain a year after meniscus surgery. This could occur for various reasons, including difficulties with postsurgical rehabilitation, re-tearing the cartilage, or developing ...
People who rupture their ACL have a 8.2 fold greater risk of knee osteoarthritis within 11 years. A new study finds evidence that the less weight and force people put on their injured knee after ...