More than 200,000 hip and knee replacements are performed in the U.K. every year. They are usually performed only when conservative treatments such as physiotherapy, weight loss, and medications are ...

She's currently consuming the maximum dose of pain medication.

Recovering from knee replacement surgery isn’t just about rest—what you do afterward can determine whether you regain full mobility or struggle with long-term setbacks.

Dear Doctor: I’m a 53-year-old woman, and I’ve always been athletic. I’m in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I’ve had knee injuries before, and now I’m told I might need a ...

Outpatient joint replacement is rapidly reshaping orthopedic care as advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia, rapid recovery protocols and care coordination make same-day hip and knee ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know there's a knee replacement in my not too distant future. I'm wondering if there are new techniques or technologies that will give me a good outcome? ANSWER: Not so long ago, ...

Twenty-five years ago, when Richard Berger, MD, began talking about outpatient joint replacement surgery, much of the orthopedic community found the idea absurd. At the time, hip and knee replacement ...

A commonly practiced form of surgery for knee osteoarthritis may actually worsen the condition, a new study from Finland ...

Sally 'Ann Pyrah 'Barnes, 68, was told equipment that had been prepped for the surgery had not been sterilised correctly, ...