What to Expect After Knee Replacement Surgery: Treatments, Recovery
Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...
Ask the doctors: Knee replacement can help with range of motion and pain
The knee is the largest and most complex joint in the body. It consists of the lower end of the thigh bone, or femur; the ...
USA TODAY on MSN11d
Another way to knee recovery that doesn't involve replacement surgery | The Excerpt
What if there is another road to knee recovery, a less invasive one with a faster route to getting back to doing the things ...
Hosted on MSN20d
I prepared for my knee replacement surgery. But I had a lot to learn.
For a total knee replacement, a surgeon removes the damaged ... and then turns the patient loose on the PT,” Smith said. “The physical therapist is with the patient for months, two to three ...
Daily4d
Computer navigation-assisted TKR significantly improves alignment and reduces perioperative complications in obese patients: study
Obesity has also been recognized as the most important modifiable risk factor for osteoarthritis. Total knee replacement (TKR ...