It’s not uncommon for a person’s knee joints to wear down in an uneven fashion, meaning that one joint may reach the point where replacement surgery is the best option while the other knee is still in pretty good shape. However, years or even decades down the road, you may find that your other knee
Could A Blood Blocking Procedure Help Limit Pain From Knee Osteoarthritis?
New research out of Germany suggests that targeting specific arteries in the knee with a blood blocking procedure could significantly improve symptoms in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. The technique, called genicular artery embolization (GAE), was shown to improve patients’ quality
4 Tips For Preventing Blood Clots After Knee Replacement Surgery
Joint replacement surgery continues to get safer as medical knowledge and technology improves, but we’ll never get to a place where there are zero risks associated with an operation. One risk that we work to minimize following a knee replacement procedure is the onset of blood clots. Blood clots
Why The Key To Knee Replacement Is In The Quadriceps
Orthopedic surgeons perform hundreds of thousands of knee replacement operations each year in the US, and they are always looking for ways to improve on the standard technique and make the procedure less taxing on the patient. Recently, a new knee replacement technique has started to become the
Can The Need For Knee Replacement Be Prevented?
As we’ve said on this blog several times in the past, preventing health problems is much preferred to treating them once they’ve developed. The same obviously holds true for knee replacement. If we can take steps to prevent degeneration and the need for a joint replacement procedure, this is
What Limitations Will I Have After Knee Replacement Surgery?
Knee replacement surgery is designed to help you get back to doing countless activities that you could no longer perform as a result of your nagging knee discomfort, but the surgery won’t allow you to get back to any and all activities. You will have some restrictions and limitations during your
Consume These Three Nutrients Before And After Your Knee Replacement Surgery
Our bodies do a great job of healing themselves after the trauma of surgery, but this process is a little easier if we help it along by ensuring that our body has access to a range of key nutrients. Eating a healthy diet can make it easier for our bodies to have access to nutrients that aid in
The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Double Knee Replacement Surgery
If you’re dealing with pain in both of your knees that isn’t responding to conservative techniques, there’s a possibility that you would benefit from having both knees replaced with an artificial joint. Some patients opt to have their knees replaced at the same time, which is known as a bilateral
