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 ...

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 ...

NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD CHANGE THAT. MINDY: MIKE SKIPS UP THE STEP OF HIS WALKWAY, BOUNDS DOWN THE STAIRS, MOVES WITH TOTAL EASE. HARD TO BELIEVE HE HAD BOTH KNEES REPLACED JUST FOUR MONTHS AGO. >> THE ...

Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans have total knee replacement surgery. While the majority have a good surgical result, surveys show that up to 20% of patients are dissatisfied and not fully informed ...

Depending on how active you are, you may worry that your knee aches and pains mean someday you’ll need to replace this important joint. Research shows that running and cycling can help protect you ...

When one is literally “weak in the knees,” a knee replacement is in many Americans’ future. According to the American College of Rheumatology, about 790,000 knee replacements are done every year. With ...

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total ...

Ken Monaco tore the meniscus in his left knee playing basketball a decade ago. It never healed quite right, so the retired U.S. Department of Labor criminal investigator decided a few months ago it ...

Total joint replacement surgery has revolutionized the treatment of debilitating joint pain, offering patients a renewed chance at mobility and improved quality of life. While recovery from a total ...