Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee replacement surgery, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure performed to replace a damaged or worn-out knee joint with an artificial implant or prosthesis. It is typically recommended for individuals with severe arthritis or joint damage, aiming to alleviate pain, improve mobility, and restore function in the knee.
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Knee replacement is often billed as a sure thing treatment for knee arthritis. However, what’s interesting is that numerous studies have found an alarmingly high number of patients who are still on narcotics long after the procedure. How can you reduce this risk if you really need a knee replacement? It may be as simple…read more
Opioids Before Knee Replacement Increase Pain After Surgery
If you have knee pain that over-the-counter medications haven’t seemed to touch, your doctor may prescribe an opioid, a more powerful narcotic medication. However, if you are considering a knee replacement, a new study suggests opioids and knee replacement is a problematic combination and you may want to rethink the opioid. In fact, you may…read more RIP Knee Replacement: New Study Highlights Poor Results
Some studies are so significant that they massively change how medicine is practiced. While medicine is slow to change, they are the “beginning of the end” for a procedure or a therapy. I have covered several meniscus surgery studies over the last few years that are in that category. This week such a study was published…read more 600% Increase in Knee Replacements by 2030?
A study posted by another physician popped up on Twitter the other night projecting that there will be a 600% increase in the number of total knee replacements performed by the year 2030! I don’t agree, as this doesn’t take into account the quiet revolution occurring behind the scenes in the use of orthobiologics that…read more More Research: Dissatisfaction Rate Among Young Knee Replacement Patients Is High
As I’ve blogged before, one of the hottest trends in orthopedics today is selling younger and active patients on knee replacement. There’s an ad campaign going on right now in the area where I practice that’s specifically focused on this under-55 crowd by showing patients mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing, and distance running. What if the…read more Knee Replacement After Stem Cell Treatment: How Often Does It Happen?
Do you have knee arthritis, and have you been told you need, or will soon need, a knee replacement? Perhaps you are considering a nonsurgical stem cell treatment instead but want to know what the chances are that you’ll still need to undergo a knee replacement after stem cell treatment. Most of our knee arthritis…read more Poorer Results for Knee Replacements in Younger Patients
We have a problem. We have convinced a generation of younger knee arthritis patients through commercial advertising that a knee replacement will “fix” their knee. However, this isn’t really true. Now another new study shows that while older patients have more severe arthritis than younger knee replacement patients, younger patients report poorer results with the…read more When to Have a Knee Replacement? Early or Wait?
Patients always want to know when to have a knee replacement (or hip replacement for that matter). Should they get this invasive surgery early or wait? You can find articles sponsored by the companies that make these devices that suggest getting it done early is better, but the concern there is whether the company is…read more 
