Total knee replacement is the recommended treatment ... Furthermore, a consensus on the optimal preoperative protocol to mitigate pain is lacking. Previously, the researchers demonstrated that ...

While the majority of those who had total knee replacement have a good surgical result, surveys show that up to 20% of ...

More information: Leland van Deventer et al, A modern multimodal pain protocol eliminates the need for opioids for most patients following total knee arthroplasty: results from a retrospective ...

As research reveals patients are often surprised by speed of recovery, Blackrock Health empowers people living with ...

When performing knee replacement surgery, also called total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle in a straight line, forming a neutral alignment ...

Bugbee tells his patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty to expect a failure ... pain management protocols include about a month of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition, the use of high-dose ...

In the study, the research team took advantage of a planned switch in post-op protocol by one knee replacement surgeon: Switching patients from extended- to immediate-release opioids for pain.