Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research ...

Compromised mental health may be associated with persistent post-operative pain after total knee replacement surgery, according to an Anesthesiology News report based on evidence from Rush University ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total knee replacement are at higher risk for complications than non-SCD patients, according to a large-scale, retrospective study by researchers ...

(Reuters Health) - Patients having knee replacement surgery sometimes hope to regain or improve their sexual activity afterward, but that doesn't always happen, a new study finds. A year after surgery ...

According to the latest research, more than three-quarters of a million people have undergone total knee replacement surgery, also referred to as total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This number is expected ...

For those with type 2 diabetes who have knee osteoarthritis, getting a knee replacement can be difficult because they are more likely to have surgical complications.

A study by Dr. Geoffrey Westrich and colleagues at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found knee replacement performed with robotic assistance led to a lower complication rate in the first three ...

The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is used, compared to surgery without a tourniquet. Serious complications during ...

(Reuters Health) - Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research suggests younger patients have higher complication rates. "The number of knee replacements ...