A person may opt for a joint replacement if arthritis or a traumatic injury damages a joint beyond repair. Orthopedic surgeons can replace many joints, including knees and hips. A joint replacement ...

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 ...

Rutgers Health experts have expanded treatment options for knee osteoarthritis, a condition caused by the gradual breakdown ...

Arthroplasty is joint replacement surgery. People may undergo arthroplasty to treat arthritis or other joint problems if nonsurgical treatments have not worked. During an arthroplasty, surgeons remove ...

Advances in robotics, imaging, and data integration are enabling more individualised knee prosthesis positioning, raising ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of ...

When one is literally “weak in the knees,” a knee replacement is in many Americans’ future. According to the American College of Rheumatology, about 790,000 knee replacements are done every year. With ...

The knee replacement, which involves replacing the knee with a metal version, was done as an outpatient procedure. She was sent home right after surgery with just pain pills. In Panama, the doctor ...

Blocking blood flow to the site of knee arthritis can reduce pain and potentially prevent the need for knee replacement surgery, a new study says. The procedure, called genicular artery embolization ...

Mercy Health is offering Mako SmartRobotic for use in total joint replacement surgery, according to a news release. The new equipment is located at Mercy Health — Allen Hospital, attached to Oberlin ...

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 ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, is pleased to announce the first ...