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Doctors at KIMS Super Speciality Hospital in Bhubaneswar have successfully performed total knee replacement (TKR) surgery on both knees of an 87-year-old woman, reportedly the oldest female patient in ...

Kolkata doctors at the Manipal Hospital in Mukundapur have successfully treated a 66-year-old female patient from Bangladesh ...

A Calgary couple is urging the province to lower wait times for surgery — or consider compensating Albertans who travel abroad for medical treatment — after going to Lithuania for a double-hip ...

Carrot LASIK & Eye Center has released a detailed and timely article aimed at helping patients prepare for PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy) surgery—a proven and effective laser vision ...

Shams Charania reported that Paul George underwent knee surgery following an injury during a workout session.

Not so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are ...

SEATTLE — One of the hardest-throwing relievers in the Seattle Mariners organization is getting closer to a return. Right-handed hurler Gregory Santos has been ...

Objective: To explore and analyze the risk factors leading to delayed discharge in patients undergoing day surgery for total knee arthroplasty, providing a theoretical basis for optimizing patient ...

Total knee arthroplasty, also known as total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure in which a damaged or worn-out knee joint is replaced with an artificial implant.

A breakthrough procedure is helping patients when it comes to total ankle replacement surgery.

A Simple Clinical Grading of Complexity Based on Local and Systemic Factors Demonstrates Pre-Operative Differences, Longer Operative Times, and Length of Stay in a Total Knee Replacement Patient ...