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.
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You never realize how big a deal your hands are until something goes wrong with them and all of a sudden you can’t write, carry things, or type without pain. There are few good treatment options for problems with wrist arthritis and pain at the base of the thumb, and a recent study showing a scary low…read more
Hip Replacement Materials – A Complete Guide to the Best and Worst
We like treating hip arthritis with stem cells, but unlike some other areas that we treat, hips with severe arthritis can be a little harder to treat. In those cases, we either recommend the patient move from a same day stem cell procedure to a cultured stem cell procedure, or if the arthritis is very…read more
5 Knee Replacement Questions to Ask Before Surgery
One third of knee replacements in America today are done with no medical basis. Why? Because few patients know the key knee replacement questions to ask before pulling the trigger on the surgery. We live in a “disposable” world, where we’re expected to replace our cell phones with each new iteration. Things are simply discarded rather…read more Avoid Knee Replacement If You Have Allergies!
The idea that the metal we’re installing in people’s knees may be causing allergies has been talked about at many orthopedic conferences over the last few years. This is because of a growing realization that knee replacement can cause tissue reactions due to wear particles that shed off of these devices. Now a brand new research study…read more No Driving After a Knee Replacement?
There are many reasons to avoid a total knee replacement. One of the biggest is that a knee replacement is actually the amputation of the knee joint and the insertion of a prosthesis which would obviously have inherent major issues. But what effect does cutting out the entire joint and replacing it with a metal…read more Knee Replacement Activity Level? Only 1 in 20 Are Normally Active!
I’m sure you’ve seen commercials with elderly and middle aged people doing all sorts of crazy things. The more you watch, the more you realize that this is an ad for a knee replacement device. Even the names of these things speak to the wonderful active life you’ll have – how about the “Get Around…read more Don’t Gain Weight Before or After Knee Replacement Surgery!
Based on simple physics, patients with a higher BMI put more physical stress on their knees. But what about knee replacements? Is it possible that BMI affects knee replacement outcome? How about Total Knee Replacement postoperative pain, and function? Depuy Orthopaedics, a knee replacement prosthesis manufacturer, funded a study that gives insight into those questions. We all…read more 
