Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is usually done using spinal anesthesia along with a nerve block to help reduce pain ...

Rehabilitation begins right after you wake up from surgery. Some people have a total knee replacement as an outpatient procedure. This means they leave the hospital soon after the surgery ...

I'm an orthopedic surgeon and we've just completed a total knee replacement for a patient with ... There's the drug right underneath the femoral nerve, right where we want it.

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass., have created an algorithm to predict total knee replacement ...

Dr. Kevin Borchard of Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine (CAO) at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, performs revision total knee arthroplasty when a previous knee ...

Short term studies have shown no significant difference between traditional and robotic total knee replacement in patient outcome including pain and quality of life. Long term studies of robotic ...

Medications that help patients sleep linked to more falls, fractures, and other problems after joint procedures, a study ...

Here are 10 takeaways from the study: 1. The study, “Optimal Timing for Cessation of GLP-1 Agonist Before Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty,” obtained data from the TriNetX Research Network, a ...

Before undergoing total knee replacement, the average TAS score was only 1.5, indicating they could work in a sedentary job and walk on uneven ground but not hike or backpack.

Taking prescription sleep medications within 90 days of knee replacement surgery may be linked to dislocations of the ...