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 ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Faye Stinchfield knew the pain in her knee was growing worse with time. "I was always falling," Stinchfield says. "I kept putting it off, not wanting to be operated on and then the ...

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total ...

Severe arthritis of the knee used to be treated with conservative measures that eventually led to total knee replacement. In a total knee replacement, all cartilage is removed from the knee joint, and ...

Q: I'm a 53-year-old woman, and I've been athletic all my life. I'm in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I've had knee injuries in the past, and now I'm told I might need a ...

Recovering from knee replacement surgery involves a vital post-operative phase focused on healing and regaining mobility. Early movement, consistent physiotherapy, and careful management of pain and ...

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(WXYZ) — The X10 Knee Recovery System is an in-home knee surgery recovery program for total knee replacement, total knee arthroplasty, partial knee replacement ...

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 ...