A person may opt for a joint replacement if arthritis or a traumatic injury damages a joint beyond repair. Orthopedic surgeons can replace many joints, including knees and hips. A joint replacement ...

NEW HARTFORD — Slocum-Dickson Medical Group has announced that orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Sullivan will offer Jiffy Knee ...

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 ...

Arthroplasty is joint replacement surgery. People may undergo arthroplasty to treat arthritis or other joint problems if nonsurgical treatments have not worked. During an arthroplasty, surgeons remove ...

One of the hottest topics in 2014 was the rapid gain of momentum for outpatient joint replacement. In prior years, the conversation was full of skepticism with many reasons of “why not” to do OJR.

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 ...

Years of high school, college and semiprofessional football meant Layne Herber’s knees didn’t stand much of a chance. By the time Herber, 73, retired in 2015, he was relying on periodic cortisone ...

Bengaluru: Maiya Multispeciality Hospital successfully restored mobility and quality of life for 48-year-old Narayanappa N, ...

Kenneth Krackow, MD, a pioneer of joint replacement and arthroplasty procedures, died Jan. 9.  Dr. Krackow was an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) ...

Stem cell therapy offers a minimally invasive alternative to joint replacement surgery, with recovery times of just one to two weeks compared to months for major surgery Clinical studies show varying ...