Up to 1/3 of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain ...

According to the latest research, more than three-quarters of a million people have undergone total knee replacement surgery, also referred to as total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This number is expected ...

Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports a study in ...

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total knee replacement are at higher risk for complications than non-SCD patients, according to a large-scale, retrospective study by researchers ...

For those with type 2 diabetes who have knee osteoarthritis, getting a knee replacement can be difficult because they are ...

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 ...

A person may opt for a joint replacement if arthritis or a traumatic injury damages a joint beyond repair. Orthopedic surgeons can replace many joints, including knees and hips. A joint replacement ...

People feel that artificial knees may feel stiff or unnatural, but modern implants are designed to move like a real knee.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examined outpatient total knee replacement risk for complication. The study authors gathered data from the PearlDriver Patient Record ...

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) primarily affecting only one knee joint compartment did just as well with partial knee replacement (PKR) as with total arthroplasty after 10 years in a randomized ...