Learn more at https://bit.ly/uZWvwH. Dr. Peter Callander of CPMC San Francisco explains minimally invasive knee replacement options including total or partial knee replacement. The Joint Replacement Center is a leading center in the San Francisco Bay Area for all types of knee surgeries – total knee replacements, partial knee … Read the Rest
Often referred to as an arthroplasty, knee replacement surgery is a procedure that removes the arthritic surfaces of the bones around the knee and caps the ends of the bones with smooth, polished, durable implants.… 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
This week, it’s a paper published in the January 2008 Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (???Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty,??? Todd Borus, M.D. and Thomas Thornhill, M.D.) that found partial knee replacement (also known as unicompartmental knee arthroplasty) is becoming a popular alternative to full knee replacement in patients … Read the Rest
Medial unicompartmental knee resurfacing (Repicci), results for 588 implants at 56.8 months average follow up…
… Results:
Total survival was 97.8%. 588 knees were resurfaced with a mean elapsed time since re-surfacing of 56.8 months (Median 64 months, maximum 82.6 months).There were 13 failures that required revision. 2 from deep … Read the Rest
Tricompartmental Resurfacing Knee is a revolutionary procedure that provides the most Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement Available. Dr. Ferro is one of the only surgeons in the entire country to perform this incredible procedure!
What makes the Tricompartmental Knee so unique is that the procedure spares the two stabilizing ligaments … Read the Rest
The JOURNEY DEUCE, a member of the high performance JOURNEY knee family, is an exciting new alternative to total knee replacement.
Because of the new technology used in the JOURNEY DEUCE system, patients with knee arthritis isolated to just part of their knee – … Read the Rest
February 7, 2013
Researchers in this study found comparable results with using mobile bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in an elderly population compared to younger patients.
“This study concludes that patients aged 80 or older should be considered for [mobile bearing unicompartmental knee] MBUK arthroplasty if they fulfill the … Read the Rest
UniCAP knee resurfacing performed by Dr Sandro Giannini Bologna, ITALY
UniCAP knee resurfacing performed by Dr Sandro… by MustafaAlberto
Meniscal Sparing Unicompartmental Surface Replacement… 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
Vanguard??? PFR Patellofemoral Replacement System by Biomet
Designed by Walter F. Abendschein, M.D., the Vanguard??? PFR 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 … Read the Rest
Updated 7/23/2015
Study: Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery Benefits Patients Who Refuse to Take Arthritis Sitting Down
https://westrichmd.com/news/press-43.php
(New York, NY. September 23, 2014) Increasing numbers of younger people are opting for knee replacement, unwilling to take their arthritis pain sitting down. In less than a decade, from 1999 to 2008, … Read the Rest
April 2015
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 investigators suggests.
…Knee replacement surgeries are … Read the Rest