I have received comments from the Blog and patients regarding the timing of joint replacement surgery. One of the most frequently asked questions is "How will I know when is it time to proceed with su ...

With the increasing rate of obesity in the United States, the question has been posed: Does obesity lead to arthritis? To discuss this, I think that it is important to define what we mean by obesity a ...

A recent survey in USA Today (USA Today 03/13/2006) showed that 40 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with arthritis. The incidence, by an almost 2 to 1 margin, is higher in woman ...

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 ...