This week we are going to discuss something which is very prevalent yet sometimes very poorly understood, the post-operative complications of total knee arthroplasty. Total knee arthroplasty or total ...

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total knee replacement are at higher risk for complications than non-SCD patients, according to a large-scale, retrospective study by researchers ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) - Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research ...

In a minority-predominant patient population, a standardized pathway for total knee arthroplasty was associated with improved outcomes with no change in postoperative complication rates. Objectives: ...

The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days. "It's early in the trend, but ...

HealthDay News — Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with an increased risk for medical and periprosthetic complications, according to a study ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee ...

The Omurzakovs found that patients who had taken testosterone in the 12 months before surgery faced higher postoperative risks for infection, blood clots, kidney damage, pneumonia and knee instability ...

The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is used, compared to surgery without a tourniquet. Serious complications during ...

Roker underwent a total knee replacement earlier this month. Al Roker is on the mend after having knee replacement surgery earlier this month, but the road to recovery hasn't been an easy one. The ...

(Reuters Health) - Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research suggests younger patients have higher complication rates. "The number of knee replacements ...