The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published an article examining the long term survival of total knee replacements in young, active patients. The researchers reviewed total joint replacement in ...

A quarter of the cancellations were less than 24 hours before surgery, and nearly one third were within 2 to 14 days.

The average cost for a 180-day episode of total knee replacement for Medicare patients is $22,611, while that figure is $25,872 for patients with commercial health insurance — a 14 percent difference, ...

Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are canceled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according ...

The NHS has launched a review after more than 10,000 knee replacement patients were fitted with a potentially faulty implant. The part failed up to six-times more often than would usually be expected, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Just 23% of Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis who eventually underwent knee replacement ever had a ...

This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. Most patients who undergo total knee replacement (TKR) are age 60 to 80. More than 90 percent of these individuals experience a ...

Not so long ago, undergoing a total hip or knee replacement and recovery was a grueling and often painful ordeal. While these are still major surgeries, new techniques and technologies are redefining ...

A total knee replacement can be a life-changing surgery. Many people who previously had little to no mobility and a good deal of pain find that they are now able to move and function with much less ...