Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...
Stability plays a key role in primary total knee arthroplasty for patients and affects their overall satisfaction, making it an important consideration for orthopedic surgeons during planning and ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a rotating-hinge knee prosthesis after distal femoral resection had durable long-term outcomes with a ...
SGMC Health, under the leadership of orthopedic surgeon Anthony D’Abarno, DO, is now offering an advanced knee replacement ...
Q. How does a normal knee work versus a knee that needs to be replaced? A. A normal knee is not painful and does not limit your mobility. In an arthritic knee, especially one with advanced ...
Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer Biomet as a way to passively collect data about recovery after one of medicine’s priciest and most common ...
Patients who had dental caries or implant placement one year before total knee arthroplasty have more complications, including heart attacks, according to a study published recently in the Journal of ...
Retired Army Sgt. Max Ramsey, 42, recently traded his X2 microprocessor knee for the latest innovation in prosthetics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The X3 waterproof and ...
A Connecticut man who needed a new knee got one. But the prosthesis that was implanted was a right-sided knee placed into the left knee, according to a lawsuit filed at state Superior Court in ...