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Younger Patients Are Getting More Joints Replaced
Posted on: 21 February, 2023
Joint replacement is an increasingly viable option for a more youthful population. According to a study released in 2018 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the mean age of primary total hip replacement has declined from 66.3 years to 64.9, and from 68 years to 65.9 for knee replacement surgery.
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Reducing opioids prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty can be beneficial for patients and doctors
Posted on: 21 February, 2023
Opioids are commonly prescribed to patients that are discharged after a total knee and hip arthroplasty. Patients are typically given larger prescriptions of opioids that can result in an excess of the medication in their home after recovery is over.
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Knee extension velocity predicts walking performance in elderly patients after knee arthroplasty
Posted on: 21 February, 2023
Speed or strength, which is more important?" This may be a critical question not only for athletes, but also knee surgery patients. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have revealed that knee extension velocity while seated is a stronger predictor of walking performance than muscle strength in elderly patients after their total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery.
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Knee Pain: Nerve Block Injections May Help With Osteoarthritis
Posted on: 06 January, 2023
Researchers say people with knee osteoarthritis appear to get some short-term pain relief after receiving injections of genicular nerve blocks. They said people who received the injections reported significant pain relief eight weeks after the treatment.
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Diagnosing severe hip arthritis with X-ray
Posted on: 06 January, 2023
In a severe hip arthritis X-ray, the joint space is absent, which means the cartilage has worn away, and the bones can rub against each other. The X-ray also shows the development of bone spurs and deformity of the bones in the joint.
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Younger Patients Are Getting More Joints Replaced

Reducing opioids prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty can be beneficial for patients and doctors

Knee extension velocity predicts walking performance in elderly patients after knee arthroplasty

Knee Pain: Nerve Block Injections May Help With Osteoarthritis

Diagnosing severe hip arthritis with X-ray