One of the most common questions we receive when consulting with patients about their potential hip or knee replacement operation surrounds the durability of the implant and how long they can expect the joint to last. There’s no straight answer, and a number of different factors help to determine
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How Obesity Can Complicate Knee Replacement Surgery
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
