Feb. 7, 2003 (New Orleans) — Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is an effective approach for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with "minimal deformities who weigh less than 180 pounds," ...

With Americans living longer and weighing more than they used to, there has been a significant increase of severe degenerative arthritis in this country. When the cartilage, or cushion, of the knee is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the past, treatment of knee osteoarthritis has been limited to unicompartmental knee replacement or total ...

Total knee replacement does not affect QoL in osteoarthritis Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative show that total knee replacement has minimal effects on quality of life among patients with knee ...

March 16, 2004 (San Francisco) -- After at least two years of follow-up, patients who received total knee arthroplasty with smaller incisions fared as well or better in pain, function, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to a recently published study, knee replacement surgery had a minimal effect on quality of life for ...

Knee replacement surgery for patients with osteoarthritis, as currently used, provides minimal improvements in quality of life and is economically unattractive, according to a study led by Mount Sinai ...

AUSTIN, Tex. (April 4, 2002) – A promising new treatment for people suffering from early-stage osteoarthritis of the knee is now available in the United States. The UniSpacer(TM) Knee System, ...

Total knee replacement is a big, brutal operation with a long recovery. It is usually effective at eliminating debilitating knee pain from end stage arthritis, but it comes with some risks and a long ...

Orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center found that 96 percent of patients who had minimally invasive total knee replacement surgery were able to go home the same day, without ...

A minimally invasive ablation procedure offers long-term relief for patients who experience chronic and debilitating pain after knee replacement surgery, according to a study being presented next week ...

Advanced biologic repairs and robotic-assisted partial knee replacement offer alternatives to total knee surgery.