Many people suffer from some form of arthritis of the hip or knee. In fact, it has been estimated that 1 in 5 patients have some form of arthritis affecting their mobili...
Patients present with a variety of symptoms and severity of arthritis of the hip and knee. The goal of management of an arthritic hip and knee is to maintain your own joi...
There have been multiple studies in the recent orthopedic literature evaluating the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate os...
At the 22nd annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas in November 2012, Dr. McCalden, et al., presented the results of a study...
Dr. Dave Dalury and coauthors presented a study of 872 consecutive knee revisions performed at 3 centers around the United States. This paper was presented the 22nd annu...
In a recent article published in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in October 2012, Dr. Jeff Katz and colleagues from Boston, Massachusetts, reviewed Medicar...
An article published in the July issue of the Journal and Bone Surgery by Dr. Jamsen, et.al. from Finland, outlined the affects of diabetes and obesity on the risk of inf...
As middle age and baby boomer patients continue their athletic pursuits there is an increased number of sports related injuries that affect the knee. There has been an ex...
The number of knee replacements is predicted to increase sevenfold over the next 15 years. The most rapidly growing age segment is the patient from 45 to 64 years of age....
After you have exhausted symptomatic treatment and your pain is increasing and your function is decreasing, ultimately you may decide to undergo a joint replacement opera...
