Sharing Informative Questions and Comments from Our Readers
At The Leone Center for Orthopedic care, my staff and I have created a number of online platforms to provide information and answer patient questions: via email at LeoneCenter@holy-cross.com, our comprehensive website, informational blog and video gallery, both on the website and on You Tube.
Joint Preservation Strategies to Delay the Need for Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
In the first of several blog posts about hip and knee joint preservation, I will discuss the mechanics of these amazing joints that help keep us moving and the conservative treatments that can delay and possibly prevent the eventual need for partial or total joint replacement.
Misconceptions about Partial and Total Knee Replacement
Before considering knee surgery, you and your surgeon must carefully weigh the benefits of partial versus total knee replacement. Although age and physical activity play a role in the decision-making process, by far the most important consideration is the condition of the knee joint.
Exparel: a New, Long-lasting Local Anesthetic that Decreases Postoperative Pain after Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
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As more and more people have hip and knee replacement surgery, postoperative pain management treatments and drugs, as well as prostheses and surgical techniques, continue to be refined.
Determining the Need for Total Knee Replacement Surgery
In the first of two blog posts focusing on computer assisted…
Conservative Treatments to Delay Joint Replacement Surgery and Help Manage Pain
In September 2012, The Journal of the American Medical Association…
Computer-Assisted Total Knee and Robotic-Assisted Partial Knee Surgery: Sharing the Benefits of These Techniques with Medical Professionals from other Countries
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I recently spoke at the Morgan White Leaders' Conference…
Top Six Questions to Determine Serious Knee Pain or Need for Knee Surgery
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Knee pain is a widespread complaint affecting people of…
Knee Replacement Surgery in Younger Patients
There has been much discussion in the medical community about…