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Groin Pain after Total Knee Replacement?
Pain in the groin often originates from the hip joint itself but may also come from other processes including nerve compression, and some internal problems. It is possible that due to ......
knee MRI findings
No, not necessarily or not at all. Bone marrow "edema" is a finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that could signify several things - 1) true edema or fluid in the ......
Ankle Replacement instead of Ankle Bonding?
There are ankle replacements being done in specialized centers. You should seek a consultation to see if you are a candidate...
Updates in Knee Replacement Procedures
We aren't orthopedic surgeons. But I would recommend visiting the Johns Hopkins Orthopedic web site which is pretty robust and might provide some information for you....
UniSpacer surgery for Knee Oseoarthritis
I think you may be an ideal candidate for both those approaches-- a young person with only uni-compartmental disease. The easiest to try is the brace-- it is cumbersome and weighty ......
Success Rate of Surgery
Unless there is an unusual circumstance, I would expect the success rate to be lower. The procedure called vertebroplasty inserts a balloon into the fractured vertebrae, blows up the balloon to ......
Left Knee OsteoArthritis
There are many "partial" knee replacements that replace only one of the damaged compartments. A highly advertised one is called the "unispacer". Most orthopedic surgeons have limited enthusiasm for these procedures ......
knee aches
The question is whether the pain you are experiencing in the knee is due to ongoing inflamnmation or due to severe destruction in the absence of inflammation. Since some patients may ......
ankle replacement
Ankle replacements have been improving over the past few years but there is no doubt that your work puts increased stress on the ankle and will shorten its lifespan. I would ......
Surgery or not?
Likely you will need joint replacement. The decision is based on your pain and disability, not so much on the x-ray changes....
surgery, dentist
When you have your teeth cleaned or other invasive dental procedures, the bacteria in your mouth can enter your blood stream in small amounts. For most people, this rarely causes a ......
joint space
The indications for joint replacement are based on symptoms-- specifically pain and disability. It is not understood why, but there are many patients with severe joint space narrowing but no pain ......
Swelling and Pain after Knee Replacement
Eeveryone is different, but I would expect this to be improving soon. Discuss with your orthopedic surgeon....
Knee resurfacing
I think it is still too early to tell and it will depend on how much arthritis there is in the knee....
partical knee replacement
Your question is difficult to answer and I owuld suggest that you seek more than one orthopedoic opinion. Long term follow-up on partial knee replacements is still needed. It is unclear ......
SHOULDER REPLACEMENTS
No. Biomechanically, the shoulder is much more complex but they are getting much better. Most, if not all get pain relief, but range of motion of the shoulder may still be ......
knee replacement
The longevity of the replacements an vary widely, with 10 years often quoted as an average. Obesity worsens outcome. You need to exercise to keep your weight down and to keep ......
remicade and surgery
There is not a lot of good scientific information to tell us exactly what to do. In my practice, I stop methotrexate 1 week prior to surgery and restart 2 weeks ......
patient with RA needing a knee replaced on remicad
It is not really known. There may be an increased risk of infection post-op with patients on Remicade and thus it seems prudent to stop the drug prior to surgery. How ......
CMC arthritis at age 32, too young for surgery?
Tendon transposition for the osteoarthritis of the first CMC joint in my experience has been fairly successful, but it does require some rehabilitation to regain full function. However, I do not ......
knee surgery
I am not sure exactly what device you are referring to. However, these types of procedures are generally not recommended for osteoarthritis where the cartilage defect is large....
partial knee replacement
This should be discussed in greater detail with an orthopedic surgeon. Partial knee replacement refers to the repalce only of one compartment of the knee (sucha s the medial or lateral ......
Kyphoplasty--Who is a Candidate? Is this person?
Kyphoplasty is a procedure in which a balloon is inflated within a new fractured vertebrae and cement is injected. This relieves the pain and in contrast to vertebroplasty in which cement ......
Is it time for hip replacement?????
No one can tell you how much pain you should tolerate or how much disability or diminished quality of life you need to endure. You certainly seem to be making a ......
Knee replacement surgery
Your are right that opinions will vary from one surgeon to another. The rationale for doing both knees at once is that the "bad", non-operated on knee will prevent rehabilitation from ......
