Kenneth Krackow, MD, a pioneer of joint replacement and arthroplasty procedures, died Jan. 9.  Dr. Krackow was an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.) ...

A study by Dr. Geoffrey Westrich and colleagues at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found knee replacement performed with robotic assistance led to a lower complication rate in the first three ...

Increasing numbers of younger people are opting for knee replacement, unwilling to take arthritis pain sitting down. Surgical advances such as computer-assisted surgery have made it a viable option ...

Sharp Hospitals Announce Robotic‐Assisted Total Knee Replacement Surgery Using MAKOplasty Technology. Photo courtesy Sharp Hospitals. On May 5, Sharp Coronado Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon Jeremy ...

Computer-assisted total knee replacements result in better leg alignment, less likelihood of infection and lower early failure rates than conventional surgeries, according to a study of 1,000 robotic ...

When knee surgery is the option, orthopedic surgeons at Saint Peter’s University Hospital can use the latest robotics technology manufactured by Smith & Nephew to perform partial and total knee ...

One of the most performed elective surgical procedures in the United States is total joint replacement. Augusta Health surgeons now have a new tool for patients undergoing knee replacements. In ...

February 20, 2007 (San Diego) — Cardiac embolic load is significantly lower during computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) than during conventional intramedullary-aligned TKA, according ...