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If you get a joint replaced – whether hip or knee – you might think your mobility woes will be history. The reality is, your new joint needs continued attention and care to function normally. Today’s ...

When is it time to have my joint replaced? It’s a common question from patients who experience hip and knee pain on a regular basis. And while everyone is different, there are certain telltale signs ...

Arthroscopy, the most common orthopedic procedure performed in the United States today, was developed in the late 1970s, when fiber-optic technology provided the ability to "look" indirectly into a ...

Shoulder replacement is the third most common joint-replacement surgery in the U.S. and is likely to become more common as ...

As technologies and practices advance, more people than ever before are receiving joint replacements. These implants are also being done much earlier in life. How do you take care of a joint ...

Nearly one in five NHS organisations are "rationing" crucial joint replacement surgeries based on patients' weight, a new ...

New research suggests injured joints may not be as permanent as once believed, opening fresh strategies to fight osteoarthritis.

There’s just not enough time – or enough incentive – to convey and process the gravity of undergoing a joint replacement. The patient is in pain and just wants relief. The surgeon embodies a way out ...

As the U.S. population ages, orthopaedic surgeons are performing more joint replacement surgeries than ever. The number of knee replacements alone has spiked 165 percent in the last two decades and, ...

About a quarter of all adults in the United States report having chronic joint pain. 1 Unfortunately, many people wait years before moving forward with joint replacement surgeries that could ...

The joint replacement devices market is segmented based on product into knee replacement devices, hip replacement devices, shoulder replacement devices, elbow replacement devices, ankle implants, ...