When your car brakes start grinding or a lightbulb in your kitchen goes out, it’s pretty obvious when these things need to be replaced, but it’s not always easy to know when you should swap out something old for something new. Many of our patients are interested in learning more about knee
5 Things Patients Should Realize Before Knee Replacement Surgery
It’s tough to know what to expect following a major surgery, but your rehab can actually be positively or negatively impacted by how well you prepare for life after surgery. In talking with patients who have had knee replacement surgery, we’ve learned what they were surprised by or what they wish
When Is The Best Time Of Year To Get A Knee Replacement?
If you’ve been told that you’ll need to have your knee replaced in the not-so-distant future, you’re probably wondering when is the ideal time to go under the knife? While there is no perfect answer to this question, there are some factors you should consider when determining when you should
What Factors Influence Your Recovery After A Knee Replacement Operation
Having your knee replaced is a major surgery, and after a big operation most patients want to do everything in their power to help their rehab along and regain some semblance of normalcy in their life. There are a number of different factors that can increase or decrease your likelihood of making a
Can Young Patients Get A Knee Replacement?
Knee replacement surgery is more common on older individuals whose knee joints have been damaged by osteoarthritis or the natural aging process. However, seniors are far from the only group who are undergoing partial and total knee replacement operations. More younger patients are inquiring about
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Partial Knee Replacement
Partial knee replacement, also known as unicompartmental knee replacement, is a relatively new procedure in the grand scheme of medical surgery, but we still have hordes of clinical data that shows it can be a perfect procedure for some patients dealing with knee problems. Patients tend to have a
5 Ways To Prevent The Need For Knee Replacement Surgery
We’re happy to help any patient that walks through our doors that is an ideal candidate for partial or total knee replacement surgery, but in a perfect world, people’s knees would stay healthy long into their golden years. As with any medical condition, prevention is preferred to treatment, so in
Why Knee Replacements Fail And How To Prevent These Problems
No surgery goes perfectly every single time, but knee replacement has one of the highest success rates in the industry. More than 95 percent of knee replacements last more than 15 years, and the vast majority of patients never need a second surgery. With all that said, there’s still a sizeable