Knee Replacement Brand Choices
Which Brand Knee Replacement is Best for My Knee There are many companies that make replacement parts for knees. Each company does this with a goal of selling these parts [...]
Knee replacement: Facts and Myths
I am asked questions daily about knee replacements. I hear many misconceptions about knee surgery all the time. Today I would like to start with a simple concept: Knee replacements [...]
Do you really know how I ‘replace your knee’ ?
Two patients today alone were shocked when they heard how a knee is 'replaced'. I was asked if the entire knee is 'chopped out', cutting at the mid thigh and [...]
How not to have knee surgery: More basics
How not to have knee surgery: More Basics Last time we introduced the concept of working to avoid knee surgery altogether. The importance of maintaining a healthy weight and keeping [...]
Knees are like tires
As the population ages, the incidence of osteoarthritis is increasing - and expected to become 6 times more prevalent in the next 15 years. While there are several kinds of [...]
Am I too old?
Today I saw a woman with terrible activity limiting knee pain with bone on bone arthritis on her X-rays. A common scenario I see 10 times a day. We discussed [...]