Patients who engage in structured rehabilitation recover faster, experience less pain, and reduce their risk of long-term ...

A healthy diet and good sleep habits also support a smoother recovery. At Boston Medical Center, many patients follow a Rapid ...

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

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 ...

Kevin Borchard of Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine (CAO) at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, performs revision total ... recovery was much faster than the previous knee ...

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

THINK Surgical, Inc., an innovator in the field of orthopedic surgical robots, today announced the successful first use of Maxx Orthopedics' Freedom Total Knee implant utilizing the TMINI ® Miniature ...

UKR involves less pain, quicker recovery, and smaller incisions compared to total knee replacement. Eligible patients typically have arthritis in one knee compartment and good remaining cartilage.

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Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is usually done ... anesthesia wears off -- usually within the first hour or so in the recovery room -- you will be encouraged to start walking.