Knee

Orthopedics

Orthopedics is the science or practice of correcting deformities caused by disease or damage to the bones and joints of the skeleton. This specialized branch of surgery may involve operation, manipu...

Rivaroxaban

Rivaroxaban is the most broadly indicated novel oral anticoagulant and is marketed under the brand name Xarelto®. To date, Xarelto has been approved for use in the following indications across t...

Study finds increase in number of total knee replacements among U.S. Medicare population

Total knee replacement is a very common and safe surgery that's used to relieve severe pain and disability caused by knee osteoarthritis, and to improve patients' quality of life. However, it's also v...

Joint Replacement Surgery May Not Affect Weight Loss

Hip and knee replacements, also known as total joint arthroplasties (TJAs), are common surgical procedures that relieve pain and increase mobility and could potentially cause weight loss as a by-produ...

Knee Replacements More Than Double

The number of knee replacements paid for by Medicare has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to a study that suggests the procedure is emerging as an important driver of costs for t...

Knee Replacements Rise By 161% In 20 Years

The number of Medicare patients undergoing knee replacements in the USA rose by 161.5% over the last twenty years, researchers from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine reported in JAMA (...

Total knee replacements: Effective, costly and booming

(University of Iowa Health Care) University of Iowa researchers find that total knee replacement surgeries have more than doubled in 20 years. The study, published Sept. 26 in JAMA, suggests the growt...

Outcomes Of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery Affected By Anesthesia Type

Using regional anesthesia rather than general anesthesia reduces the need for blood transfusions in patients undergoing bilateral total knee replacement, according to a new study by researchers at Hos...

Endurance Of Total Knee Replacements In Younger Patients With Juvenile Arthritis

When you think of knee replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful arthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) w...

Study: Total knee replacements in younger patients with juvenile arthritis last for 10 years

When you think of knee replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful arthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis whose j...

Bilateral total knee replacement in a congenital amputee with bilateral fibular deficiency.

We present the first ever reported case of bilateral total knee replacements in a congenital amputee with bilateral fibular deficiency. A 60year old woman with bilateral fibular hemimelia presented wi...

The radiological assessment of total and unicompartmental knee replacements.

Radiological assessment of total and unicompartmental knee replacement remains an essential part of routine care and follow-up. Appreciation of the various measurements that can be identified radiolog...

Reference axes for comparing the motion of knee replacements with the anatomic knee.

In the literature, different methods have been used to describe the motion of the anatomic knee and total knee replacements (TKR). The major goal of this study was to identify the most suitable method...

Causes of a painful total knee arthroplasty. Are patients still receiving total knee arthroplasty for extrinsic pathologies?

PURPOSE: Whilst patients undergoing total knee replacements generally have good relief of their symptoms, up to 20% complain of persisting pain. Revision rates have therefore bee...

Risk factors for urinary retention after hip or knee replacement: a cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: In 2006, our provincial government initiated a program to reduce wait times for total hip or knee replacements by referring patients to a single tertiary-care centr...