New Knee Implant Improves Golfer’s Life
After injuring his knee while skiing in 1968, golfer Jay Litty went through three operations to remove cartilage and seven arthroscopies to “clean out” bone chips and scar tissue. By the mid ’90s, he was lucky to be walking – his knee was “totally … Read the Rest
Knee Replacement Allows Teacher to Return to Both Her Profession and Passion(s) 2008
As an elementary school teacher in Washington, DC, Jane, 49, spends a large portion of her day on her feet. Her other passions, dance and cycling, are also physically demanding.
Between her indoor and … Read the Rest
Dr. Bose of the Joint Reconstruction Group of Chennai
Dr. Bose, firstly I want to thank you again for the “miracle” of the new knees. After the initial recovery I have been Pain free. Before it was a struggle to walk one block, and tennis was becoming more difficult and … Read the Rest
I have an Oxford Partial Knee, installed in me Sept. 17, 2008 I had a year check up for that knee yesterday, it was actually a year from the last time I saw him about that knee. My doctor is Dr. Lawrence Schweitzer of Connecticut Family Orthopedics in Danbury, CT. … Read the Rest
COIMBATORE 2007: A 95-year-old woman, Lakshmi Devi, has undergone a knee replacement surgery and this has prompted the hospital where she underwent the procedure to stake claim for a place in the Limca Book of World Records.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon G. Balasubramanian at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, where the surgery had … Read the Rest
By Paul A. Lotke , MD
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has become one of the most successful and gratifying orthopedic procedures. It has come a long way since Frank Gunston designed his polycentric knee in Canada in the late 1960s. We have learned a great deal since the mid 1970s … Read the Rest
(New York, NY. March 14, 2014) While many overweight patients intend to lose weight after joint replacement, a study by Dr. Geoffrey Westrich at Hospital for Special Surgery finds that although some patients are able to accomplish this goal, equal numbers of patients actually gain weight after … Read the Rest
LAHAINA, Hawaii – While the use of nonarthroplasty options for knee arthritis has diminished during the last decade, one orthopedic surgeon presenting here said that realignment osteotomy remains a good option for a certain patient population.
Today, patients undergoing realignment osteotomy, which can result in the transfer … Read the Rest
ABSTRACT January 9, 2013
ImportanceKnee osteoarthritis (OA), a disorder of cartilage and periarticular bone, is a public health problem without effective medical treatments. Some studies have suggested that vitamin D may protect against structural progression.
Objective To determine whether vitamin D supplementation reduces symptom and … Read the Rest
Designed by Walter F. Abendschein, M.D., the Vanguard??? PFR by Biomet represents a unique and effective treatment for patients with severe pain in the front or middle of the knee from cartilage degeneration of the patellofemoral compartment (beneath the kneecap).
The advantage over a total knee replacement is that the … Read the Rest
Patello Femoral replacement is performed for osteoarthritis affecting the back of the kneecap. In about 10% of arthritis patients the majority of their knee symptoms are coming from a worn kneecap. These people suffer from pain when crouching, climbing and descending stairs, walking up slopes and getting out of low … Read the Rest
Partial knee replacements are superior economically to total knee replacements in older adults and, with a few small improvements, can be an attractive option for younger patients as well, new research from Weill Cornell Medical College and Hospital for Special Surgery 2015 investigators suggests.
…Knee replacement surgeries … Read the Rest
In patients with only limited knee arthritis, surgeons may elect to perform a unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement. Unlike total knee replacement involving removal of all the knee joint surfaces, a unicompartmental knee replacement replaces only one side of the knee joint. Knee osteoarthritis usually occurs first in the medial (inside) … Read the Rest