According to the American College of Rheumatology, around 790,000 knee replacements take place in the United States each year — and this number is increasing, possibly due to an aging population. If ...

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

Rehabilitation after knee surgery typically lasts about 12 weeks. But many people can walk without an assistive device after 3 weeks and drive after 4–6 weeks. After total knee replacement (TKR ...

You could opt to have your knees replaced while you’re still working, so your employer-provided insurance covers the replacement ... deciding whether to have knee surgery now or later is ...

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

When I was growing up on the farm, Dad liked to watch a professional boxing match every Saturday night. Before the fight ...

The robotics-assisted surgery technology is available to treat patients needing partial, total and revision knee replacements ...

A 40-year study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers has found that active young adults who underwent total knee replacement were unlikely to require knee replacement revision in ...

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