At a recent meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas  (November 3-4, 2007), a symposium on activity after joint replacement was convened. Several factors influence ...

I get many questions regarding what can I do to help prepare myself for hip or knee replacement surgery. Once the patient has reached a decision to undergo joint replacement surgery and has seen their ...

The recent article by Carol Ostrom reviews several topics in hip replacement surgery. I have to complement Ms. Ostrom with providing a fair and balanced approach to several different issues including ...

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 ...