Your knee is an extremely complex joint tasked with carrying your bodyweight day in and day out. This can lead to a lot of daily wear and tear on the components of your knees. Knees are vulnerable to certain injuries and conditions such as torn ligaments, damaged cartilage, or even osteoarthritis. When your knee is…
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Partial vs Total Knee Replacement
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have reported that around 600,000 knee replacements are being performed each year in the United States. Since 1968, knee replacement surgery has been performed to help patients whose knee(s) have been injured, or plagued by conditions such as arthritis, causing degeneration and severe chronic pain. The goal of…
The Benefits of Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic surgery has revolutionized orthopedic medicine over the years. This versatile procedure can both diagnose and treat many conditions of the joints, greatly reducing both treatment and recovery time. Before arthroscopy was developed, an orthopedic surgeon could not see the muscles and tendons inside of a joint with a high level of accuracy without actually…
Hip Replacement Patients: Get on Your Feet Faster
The hip joint is one the largest joints in the human body, and is essential when moving in any way our legs are involved. The hip joint is where the ball of the thigh bone (femur) joins the pelvis at a socket called the acetabulum. There is cartilage covering both the bone of the femur…
Taking the Mystery Out of Stem Cell therapy
Plenty of people still think of stem cells as mysterious, or even taboo. They are simply cells that make or replenish other cells. For example, when you donate blood, your stem cells are in charge of replenishing your blood cells. Scientists have found stem cells throughout the body, each doing an assigned job. Some replenish…