Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is usually done using spinal anesthesia along with a nerve block to help reduce pain ...

Patients who engage in structured rehabilitation recover faster, experience less pain, and reduce their risk of long-term ...

A research team led by David C. Ayers, MD, has identified important factors in total knee replacement that predict outcomes ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Dr. Kevin Borchard of Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine (CAO) at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, performs revision total knee arthroplasty when a previous knee ...

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., have created an algorithm to predict total knee replacement ...

Before undergoing total knee replacement, the average TAS score was only 1.5, indicating they could work in a sedentary job and walk on uneven ground but not hike or backpack.

Around 100,000 people a year undergo a total knee replacement on the NHS ... we make a 10cm vertical incision on the front of the knee, remove the affected bones of the joint and put in the ...

Follow up visits: regular visits to the surgeon as prescribed is required for post cooperative recovery assessment and for removal of the stitches. Typically recovery after total knee replacement ...

Here are 10 takeaways from the study: 1. The study, “Optimal Timing for Cessation of GLP-1 Agonist Before Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty,” obtained data from the TriNetX Research Network, a ...

Medications that help patients sleep linked to more falls, fractures, and other problems after joint procedures, a study ...

with three focused on new ways to help patients recover faster after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known as knee replacement surgery. Tourniquets have traditionally been used during TKA to ...