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 ...
Do your knees ache when you walk upstairs, hike, or even when you sit or lie down? If they do, you may be thinking about treatment options and wondering if you should get your knees replaced. Knee ...
Partial knee replacement surgery replaces one part of a damaged knee with an artificial joint. Compared with total knee replacement, partial knee replacement is less painful and has a shorter recovery ...
During a knee replacement or knee arthroplasty surgery, doctors replace the knee joint with an artificial knee. In many cases, an artificial knee joint will last the rest of a person’s life. During a ...
When performing a knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle in a straight line, forming a neutral alignment, rather than ...