Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...
Even when knee replacement surgery is successful, stiffness in the knee joint can remain. People with a stiff knee after surgery may be unable to fully straighten the leg, to bend the knee, or both.
A research team led by Professor Song Si-young of orthopedic surgery at Hallym University's Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital recently announced the results of a ...
Symptoms may include pain, swelling, a feeling of instability, or that the joint is locked. Some types of injuries can be treated with bracing and rehabilitation exercises, but others may need surgery ...