NEW YORK - (Reuters Health) – Metal sensitivities can lead to failure of replacement joints, and patients should be carefully evaluated for a possible reaction after the surgery, according to a new ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients in the U.S. elect to replace hip and knee joints with an artificial implant. According to a recent report, these patients had a mean age of 66.5 years and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a knee replacement about six years ago. At the time, I was in considerable pain, and it dissipated slowly after the operation. After about six months, I still had some pain, but ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a knee replacement about six years ago. At the time, I was in considerable pain, and it dissipated slowly after the operation. After about six months, I still had some pain, but ...

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 ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...

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 ...