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 replacem...
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 sever...
A recent study evaluated incidence of obesity in patients undergoing a knee replacement. Authors from the OrthoCarolina Clinic reviewed the incidence of obesity in patien...
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 giv...
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...
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 replace...
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 Thaila...
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 reassu...
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 th...
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...
