Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These surgeries replace damaged or arthritic joints with prosthetic implants, ...

As advancements in robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery continue to evolve, patients suffering from chronic knee pain ...

The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints. A hinge joint is a type of synovial joint that works like the hinge on a door, allowing bending and straightening only. The shoulder and hip joints ...

Poole said changing the shape of the joint moves the stress from areas of the knee that are worn out, to other parts that ...

The type of prosthesis to be implanted will depend on the preoperative status (instability, muscle atrophy) of the knee joint. It is paramount to maintain a level of 100% of the replacement ...

A knee replacement usually lasts 15 to 20 years, but sometimes it can fail earlier. Reasons for failure include joint infection (which can happen soon after surgery or years later from infection ...

Hinge joints allow flexion and extension only. Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes when performing a biceps curl. The knee ...

The underlying diagnoses before the initial total knee replacement was osteoarthritis ... had condylar type implants and one had a fixed hinge type implant that developed aseptic loosening with ...