Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...
Partial knee replacement involves replacing only the damaged compartment of the knee, preserving healthy cartilage and enabling faster recovery while offering durability comparable to that of a total ...
Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new study from NDORMS, published in The Knee, has found that a machine learning model can better predict which patients will have poor outcomes after undergoing UKR surgery, compared to experienced ...
Tired of dealing with knee pain and planning for a knee replacement surgery? Stop! Read the article below to understand why other options are better.
Craig Della Valle, MD, a hip and knee surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently announced the results of a study where he and colleagues from across the country compared ...
Nowadays, many people suffer from joint pain. If you ask someone about their health, a large number of them will complain about knee pain. For many, sitting on the floor or climbing stairs becomes a ...