Obesity is one of the main risk factors for needing knee replacement surgery down the road, and that makes sense because more stress is channeled through your knees with every step you take if you’re overweight. This added stress serves to break the joint down faster, but obesity isn’t just a risk
Common Hip Replacement Surgery Risks And How We Prevent Them
Even the most basic of surgeries carry some type of risk, and although we as a medical community are getting much better are reducing the risk of complications, no surgery goes as planned 100 percent of the time. With that said, there are a number of things Dr. Botero and his team do to reduce your
5 Reasons To Not Put Off Knee Surgery Any Longer
There are a number of reasons why someone may want to delay undergoing surgery, some of which are more valid than others. The problem is that putting off a necessary surgery could be causing a variety of related issues, some of which aren’t all that evident until it’s too late. We understand that
3 Questions To Ask Your Surgeon About Partial Knee Replacement
We’ve found that the patients who experience the best results following knee surgery are the ones who are the most involved throughout the entire process, and part of that involves educating yourself about the upcoming procedure and post-op plan. You can look online or read up on the procedure, but
How To Prepare Your House For Life After Knee Surgery
Your journey to making a full recovery following knee replacement surgery begins shortly after the surgery when we being testing your new knee with walking and stair climbing exercises. We want to ensure that your rehab gets off on the right foot, but it’s important to realize that the majority of
Why You Should Consider Hip Or Knee Replacement Surgery
The decision to undergo hip or knee replacement is one that should not be taken lightly, but oftentimes patients let their fear of the unknown prevent them from making the decision that will best impact their life. If you believe you’re a candidate for hip or knee replacement, we urge you to
5 Tips For Recovering After Total Knee Replacement
The knee is one of the most commonly replaced joints in the human body, and even though we’re getting much better at making the operation less taxing on the patient, there’s still a lot that goes into the recovery process. When the surgeon’s job ends, yours begins if you want to make the best
How To Prepare For Your Hip Replacement Surgery
If you are told that you need surgery, you probably want to do everything in your power to help ensure the surgery is a success. Even though you’re not the one performing the operation, you play a very large role in the success of your operation, and a lot of work begins before you go under the
