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.

Although knee replacement risks are uncommon and surgery can help improve mobility and pain issues, you may also experience problems. Possible complications include stiffness, clicking, wearing out of ...

"Surpassing 4 million captured hip and knee arthroplasty procedures solidifies AJRR's status as the largest orthopaedic registry by annual procedure count," said James I. Huddleston, III ...

Tibial tubercle transfer, also called bony realignment or osteotomy, is a surgical treatment option for instability, arthritis or cartilage defects affecting the patellofemoral joint (kneecap and ...

Dr. Strickland is a member of the International Patellofemoral Study Group, the International Cartilage Repair Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society ...

While most total knee and total hip arthroplasty procedures are performed in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), they are also effective in treating advanced joint destruction of the knee and hip ...

We evaluated opioid-sparing effects and rehabilitative results after perioperative celecoxib administration for total knee arthroplasty. Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, observer-blind ...

Geisinger offers consultations for Mako joint replacement surgery not only at Geisinger Jersey Shore, but also at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Long hospital stays and even longer time on bed rest is no longer the standard for joint ...

Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after prior multiligament knee surgery (MLKS ... Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2015;23:3003. Although medial patellofemoral ligament ...

“Biomechanical changes following Knee Arthroplasty during sit-to-stand transfers ... “Evaluation of in-vivo mechanics for medialized dome and medialized anatomic patellofemoral geometries during knee ...