Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Infections following knee replacement surgery can be superficial, occurring around the incision, or deep, affecting the artificial knee itself. Deep infections pose a greater risk and potentially ...

During a knee replacement, we replace your damaged knee joint with an artificial joint made of metal and plastic. There are two different kinds of knee replacements: total knee replacement and partial ...

A recent study revealed that obesity should not be viewed as a barrier to shoulder replacement surgery.In several regions, medical professionals have denied joint replacement to patients with higher ...

Obesity should not be considered a barrier for a patient who needs a shoulder replacement procedure, researchers argued in a new study.

In late 2014, Dennis Dobkowski thought a lot about life and death. His heart murmur, which his physician had been monitoring for about 15 years, had progressed to a valve leakage a few years earlier ...

Total knee replacement surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations in the country, and it continues to grow. As boomers age, more and more are undergoing the procedure to restore their ...

Hip replacement surgery replaces part of the hip joint called the ball-and-socket with artificial materials. Metal, plastic, and ceramic can all be used to replace the hip joint. Ceramic is a ...

Wrist replacement surgery, also known as total wrist arthroplasty, aims to relieve pain and restore function to a damaged wrist joint. Full recovery may take several months. Doctors may recommend ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are canceled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according ...

Tiger Woods has admitted that his recovery has taken longer than he expected after his latest back surgery. The 15-time major ...

Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by cartilage in the hip joint wearing down. However, clinical outcomes vary ...