knee surgery

When age is being considered prior to an operation, oftentimes it’s in relation to whether or not the person is too old or too unhealthy to safely undergo the procedure. While that question comes up a fair amount in regards to joint replacement surgery, we also get questions from the opposite end of

As we’ve discussed on the blog in the past, obesity is one of the leading contributing factors for the need to undergo knee replacement surgery, and new research out of Australia suggests that it doesn’t take much weight gain for you to substantially increase your risk of needing a knee

Knee replacement surgery can be just what you need to decrease knee discomfort and get back to doing a number of the physical activities that you love, but the surgery alone won’t get you back to full health. You’ll need to be smart about some of the decisions you make during your rehab in order to

As we’ve mentioned on this blog numerous times in the past, a partial knee replacement operation can be the perfect solution for a patient dealing with degeneration in one compartment of their knee. The procedure preserves more healthy tissue and allows for a more natural feeling in your knee. But

You might believe that the success of your knee replacement operation and the ease of your recovery is completely in the hands of the surgeon performing your procedure, but that’s simply not true. You play a major role in the success of your knee replacement operation, and if you play your cards

Knee replacement surgery is safer and easier to perform today than it was decades ago, but safety isn’t the reason more people are undergoing knee replacement surgery. In fact, not only are the total number of knee replacement operations increasing from years past, the average age of the patient is

If you are going to have one or both of your knees replaced in the future, you probably have a number of things on your mind, and odds are weight loss isn’t one of them. This is especially true if knee degeneration has made movement difficult or downright painful. However, if you can find a way to

Because of the unique compartmental design of the knee joint, you may be able to undergo what’s known as a partial knee replacement if you’re dealing with discomfort that isn’t responding as expected to conservative care. A partial knee replacement procedure can be the perfect option for the right