Joint Replacement
Joint replacement involves surgically removing a damaged or diseased joint and replacing it with an artificial implant or prosthesis. It is typically performed to relieve pain, restore function, and improve mobility in individuals with severe joint degeneration or arthritis.
Subscribe to the BlogBack Pain a Predictor of Poor Knee Replacement Outcomes
One of the hardest things for the modern orthopedic surgeon to do is to look outside of the joint that he or she is treating to another area that may be involved in the pathology. As an example, to see how a back problem can lead to knee or hip arthritis. To some degree this…read more
Knee Replacement Risks Just Keep Adding Up
It seems the minute I finish sharing a newly discovered knee replacement risk with you, another risk pops up just around the corner. A couple of months ago, it was a study showing knee replacement increased the risk for hip fractures. I’ve also covered extensively the risk of metal ions in the blood, ongoing pain…read more Why Are Hips Losing Bone After Knee Replacement?
I blogged, a while back, on our first high-level study of the results of knee replacement that showed pretty lackluster results for amputating a joint and inserting a prosthesis. Now several studies have suggested that some really weird stuff is going on with knee replacements— hip bone loses density after the procedure. The big question…read more Shoulder Replacement Recovery: Rotator Cuff Damage the Unwelcome Surprise
Way back when, at the turn of the century, the concept of the free lunch was introduced. It was offered by pubs owned by beer companies as a way to entice workers to buy more beer over their lunch hour. It included lots of salty items that went well with beer, prompting the proverbial retort…read more Knee Replacement Results Research—Big Problems
You might think that with the hundreds of billions spent on knee replacement since the 1970s that we would have many high-level studies showing it works. You would be wrong. In fact, the world’s first randomized controlled trial of knee replacement versus physical therapy was just published, and while it looked superficially good for the…read more The Number of Knee Replacement Risks Increases
A recently published study out of Sweden looked at the medical records of the “entire Swedish population born between 1902 and 1952.” Of those receiving knee replacements, the risk for hip fracture before surgery was low. There was a total of 3,221 patients who had a hip fracture within 10 years following knee replacement, and…read more What Causes Knee Pain After Knee Replacement and Why Is It So Common?
On this page: Incidence of chronic knee pain after surgery Additional studies on knee pain after knee replacement Why your knee might not be the cause of your knee pain The main reason you might make the drastic decision to undergo a knee replacement is to relieve your chronic knee pain, but did you know…read more Knee Replacement Pictures Scary? You’re Not the Only One
Anyone who has taken a gander at knee replacement pictures on-line knows that the procedure is not pretty. First there’s the demolition: The surgeon creates a long incision in the skin to access the knee joint and then amputates (or cuts out) all or part of the knee bones and joint. Next the surgeon uses…read more 
