ORLANDO — Lateral unicompartmental knee replacement, when used in patients who meet certain key indications, such as having isolated lateral bone-on-bone arthritis, can be a viable treatment option ...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Faye Stinchfield knew the pain in her knee was growing worse with time. "I was always falling," Stinchfield says. "I kept putting it off, not wanting to be operated on and then the ...
Knee pain can stem from many different causes, but it’s often linked to arthritis—an inflammation of the joint. This inflammation can affect any of the knee’s three main components: the inner (medial) ...
Question: I have been diagnosed with severe knee arthritis. Might I be a candidate for partial knee replacement? Answer: Osteoarthritis, or “wear and tear arthritis,” is a loss of the articular ...
Mumbai-based orthopaedic surgeon Dr Amyn Rajani successfully performed a bilateral partial knee replacement on a 128 kg patient, believed to be the heaviest individual in the country to undergo this ...
Dear Doctor: I’m a 53-year-old woman, and I’ve been athletic all my life. I’m in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I’ve had knee injuries in the past, and now I’m told I might ...
In knee replacement surgery, à la carte technique means replacing only the damaged portion of the joint, rather than the ...
Mumbai, Jan 13: A highly complex bilateral partial knee replacement has been successfully carried out at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, on a 128.85-kg patient, a weight category in which this procedure is ...
Partial knee replacements are rapidly becoming a common choice for orthopedic surgeons seeking to offer patients the option of pain relief in the ASC setting. With patient expectations increasing, the ...
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints. The condition can affect one joint or multiple joints, causing pain and stiffness in the affected area. When these symptoms occur in one or both knees, it ...
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, ...