A recent study evaluated incidence of obesity in patients undergoing a knee replacement. Authors from the OrthoCarolina Clinic reviewed the incidence of obesity in patients undergoing total knee repla ...

Though not common, sometimes patients will have arthritis of both the hip and the knee. This can be a bit confusing as often hip pain can radiate towards the knee and give the patient the impression t ...

At the 16th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas, a group of researchers from Taiwan presented a comparative study looking at the outcome of a medial qu ...

With the recent approval by the FDA of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Implant, there has been interest generated primarily by the implant manufacturer for surface replacement. This is a procedure that ...

I had the honor of traveling to Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the third annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons/Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons Thailand combined instructional cour ...

We as orthopedic surgeons have 15+ year follow-up of fixed-bearing knees with excellent results in 90% to 95% of patients. The good survivorship out to 15 years is reassuring but when we look closer a ...

The plastic portion of a total knee replacement is made of high-density polyethylene. This is a material that has excellent wear and provides a good counter surface to the metal of the femoral compone ...

All of the major implant manufacturers over the last couple of years have introduced line extensions to their total knee replacements that tout high-flex knee replacement. Most of these designs have i ...

There has been a fair amount of marketing over the last six months regarding the need for a gender-specific total knee prosthesis. The company promoting this states that traditional total knee replace ...

After the decision has been made to have a hip replacement and the preoperative procedure is completed, the patient is admitted to the hospital the day of the procedure. This usually happens approxima ...