No tourniquet total knee combined with novel device (CarboJet) improves implant stability.

The Most Common Reason for Chronic, Debilitating Hip Pain

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Hip pain is a common problem with many potential causes.

At The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care, our concierge approach to personalized care is linked to successful and faster recoveries

A decade ago, Dr. William A. Leone, head of The Leone Center…

Q&A: Total hip replacement, mini-posterior vs. direct anterior surgical approaches

How invasive is the mini-posterior approach?         …
sexual activities

After hip or knee replacement when can I shower, drive, return to work, and have sex?

I decided to write this short blog on four common questions, topics I’m routinely asked about after someone has a hip or knee surgery. When is it ok to shower and get the incision wet, when it’s safe to drive, when should they plan on returning to work and the what factors drive that timing, and finally when it’s safe to resume sexual activities?

William A. Leone, M.D., F.A.C.S. Named Top Orthopedic Surgeon by Castle Connolly Medical for 10th Consecutive Year

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (June 3, 2019) – William A. Leone, M.D.,…

Painful total hip or total knee: Do I have an allergy to the metal prosthesis?

I routinely see patients who are in pain and frustrated with…

The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement Patient: Figuring out What Is Wrong

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Unfortunately, there are a significant number of people who have undergone total knee replacement (TKR) and are not happy with the result. Some studies estimate 20% or more fall into this category. Defining success or a “satisfactory result” can mean two very different things to an individual who had the total knee versus the surgeon who implanted it.

Should I have both hips or knees replaced at the same time or separately? What if I don’t feel like coming back for the second procedure?

I see many patients who have arthritic symptoms from both their…

I had my hip or knee replacement and I’m still in pain. Now what? When is it time for a second opinion?

When should someone who already has had a hip or knee replacement…

Do Stem Cell and PRP injections help advanced arthritis: AAHKS official position

I just opened my local Sunday paper today to find a full page…

My Posterior Hip Approach Versus My Anterior Hip

Dr. Leone, It was good to see you again yesterday…