Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...

Even when knee replacement surgery is successful, stiffness in the knee joint can remain. People with a stiff knee after surgery may be unable to fully straighten the leg, to bend the knee, or both.

MRI revealed an increase in cartilage thickness (2.4 to 3.0 mm ... Two monotubes with internal coil springs (Stryker, Monotube Triax) were placed parallel on the medial and lateral side, bridging the ...

The Minnesota Vikings had a scare this week with quarterback J.J. McCarthy. He had a knee procedure to relieve swelling that ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Robin Ward was a passenger on the back of a motorcycle traveling near Bryce Canyon, Utah, when she was ...

"ACL injuries aren’t just an athlete’s problem. Anyone can suffer from them," says Dr. Manivannan, Consultant Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, & Joint Replacement ...

Serious problems occur in less than 2% of individuals. One of the most common problems people experience after knee replacement is a stiff knee joint. This can cause difficulty with activities that ...

The company started by a W&M grad is now taking online preorders for the $135 brace, which will be professionally cut and ...

During knee replacement surgery, the surgeon replaces parts of a worn out or degenerated knee joint with an artificial joint – also called an implant or a prosthesis. Outcomes for this operation are ...

The meniscus, a C-shaped piece of cartilage, spans the space between the thighbone and the shinbone. It acts as a shock absorber, keeping the bones of the knee joint from grinding against one other, ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a ...