During a knee replacement or knee arthroplasty surgery, doctors replace the knee joint with an artificial knee. In many cases, an artificial knee joint will last the rest of a person’s life. During a ...

A. A normal knee is not painful and does not limit your mobility. In an arthritic knee, especially one with advanced osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage surface has worn away causing bone to rub ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 1976, when the concept of mobile bearings was introduced into the practice of prosthetic knee replacement, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MANCHESTER – A rotating platform high flexion prosthesis showed increased flexion than the standard knee ...

A partial knee replacement is a surgery to replace one portion of your knee with artificial parts. Your knee contains three parts called compartments. There are three types of partial knee replacement ...

A new kind of artificial knee joint made entirely from polymer could improve the quality of life of people with osteoarthritis who need surgery, scientists have said. The polymer prosthesis, developed ...

Joint Replacement Surgery involves replacing the worn out or damaged joint surfaces with artificial joints called prosthesis where knee, hip and shoulder joints are commonly replaced joints. Joint ...

When Deidre Blake, MD, describes the new NAVIO robotics-assisted knee surgery program at Cayuga Medical Center, she stresses three words: accurate, precise and customized. Successful knee replacement ...

Two related studies have found a growing incidence of adults younger than age 65 undergoing total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries, and a potential under-utilization of these ...

A San Luis Obispo surgeon knowingly replaced a knee with hardware that was too big and didn’t alert the patient even though she reported severe pain, a new lawsuit alleges. Dr. Michael Laird is an ...