During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...
A minimally invasive total knee replacement (TKR) is a procedure to replace the surface of the knee and reconstruct the knee joint. It involves making small cuts with minimal disruption to the ...
Share on Pinterest Healthgrades has announced the winners of its 2023 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Awards, naming the top spots in the US for outpatient knee and hip replacement procedures.
The timeline for recovery from knee revision surgeries is not as regimented as it is for primary knee replacements, and can vary quite a bit from person to person. It may take up to 12 months to fully ...
In coming years, your new artificial joints will tell the doctor how they’re doing. Already, a “smart knee” from medical-device maker Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., introduced in 2021, comes with ...
Wondering what recovery is really like after knee replacement surgery? Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, chief of hip and knee replacement surgery at Boston Medical Center, breaks down exactly what to expect—from ...
A research team led by Kim Joong-il and Jung Ho-jung of orthopedics at Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital ...
Local Physicians are now offering the state-of-the-art Lateral Approach total knee replacements using Optimotion Implants for their patients in Dallas Fort-Worth and the Houston metropolitan area, ...
When former Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson ran the 2022 London Marathon, she knew she was taking a risk. It would be her first 26.2-mile race since undergoing a partial right knee replacement in 2020, ...
Knee pain affects about one in four adults, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, with osteoarthritis being one of the most common causes as people age. While knee replacement is ...