In the last year, there has been increased interest in surface replacement surgery. This is a procedure that replaces the socket side of a hip with a metal shell and the ball side with a metal cap wit ...

A recent Wall Street Journal article (Surgeons' Weighty Dilemma, February 28, 2006) examined the challenges facing patients and surgeons regarding joint replacement in the obese individual.   Does obe ...

Over the last year, there has been quite a bit of interest in computer-assisted orthopedic surgery. This is a technique where input from a computer helps guide the surgeon for placement and alignment ...

If you suffer from osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee and have tried more common remedies such as weight loss, exercise, and over-the-counter medications, then consulting an orthopedic surgeon may ...

When osteoarthritis progresses to a point where you are having pain with activity involving the hip or knee, there are several things you can to do improve the joint function and help alleviate the pa ...

Roughly 10% of the population of the United States is affected by osteoarthritis. While there are known causes, such as post-traumatic arthritis and congenital abnormalities involving weightbearing jo ...

The vast majority of people in the world do not develop osteoarthritis of their weightbearing joints. Approximately 10% of the population is affected by some form of arthritis. In its most severe form ...

Misconception #5: I heard that joint replacement surgery can only be done over one time. While our goal is to do the best possible operation the first time, in younger patients, joint replacements can ...

Blog #1: She's one of the most widely read healthcare writers in the world. That's why I feel compelled to address some of the information presented in two columns--spaced a year apart--published by J ...