Partial knee replacement surgery replaces one part of a damaged knee with an artificial joint. Compared with total knee replacement, partial knee replacement is less painful and has a shorter recovery ...

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 ...

Before, during, and after knee replacement surgery, surgeons may prescribe different medications. For example, pain medication can relieve discomfort, and blood thinners prevent blood clots. Skin and ...

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Share on Pinterest Two surgeons who have used it say the new procedure is less complicated and less painful than traditional knee surgery. Getty Images A new “artificial meniscus” is being hailed as a ...

A 2013 trial compared physical therapy to surgery for middle-age and older patients with meniscal tears. Here's what it found ...

When one is literally “weak in the knees,” a knee replacement is in many Americans’ future. According to the American College of Rheumatology, about 790,000 knee replacements are done every year. With ...

A surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York recently performed the first knee-replacement surgeries in the U.S. using augmented reality. Jonathan Vigdorchik, M.D., last month replaced ...

The timeline for recovery from knee revision surgeries is not as regimented as it is for primary knee replacements, and can vary quite a bit from person to person. It may take up to 12 months to fully ...