Surgeons strive for precision and accuracy in joint replacement surgery. And today they have more tools at their disposal to help ensure the best results.
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How You Can Have a Faster Recovery After Joint Replacement
As little as 10 years ago, joint replacement surgery was rather rigorous, with a long, 10-inch incision, a hospital stay and time at a rehab facility. Now, however, newer, more advanced techniques are changing the patient’s experience.
Joint Preservation vs. Replacement: What’s Your Best Option?
If you have recurring or chronic joint pain, you may think joint replacement surgery is your only option for relief. However, you may want to explore several less invasive options first to help maintain mobility as you age.
How the Right Exercise Can Keep Your Joints Healthy
Keeping your joints healthy to reduce the wear and tear on the cartilage is a key component to having an active lifestyle and continuing to play the sports you love.
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Personalized Replacement Joints: How Surgery Is Changing For the Better
Patients have rising expectations and are demanding more from total knee replacements and joint replacements than in previous years. This has generated improvements in the field, including design, delivery and execution.
5 Myths About Joint Replacement That May Be Keeping You in Pain
If your knees or hips are causing you constant pain, you may have thought about undergoing surgery to have them replaced. But are myths holding you back?
4 Best Ways to Prevent Infection From Joint Replacement
How old is too old for a joint replacement? Patients are often surprised to learn that there is no absolute age limit on who can safely undergo this procedure. However, there are other factors to consider.
Why You Now Go Home Faster After Total Joint Surgery
Not so long ago, patients needing a total hip or knee replacement would be away from home anywhere from a week to 10 days – or even longer. Not any more.
Joint Replacements: An Answer to Aging Joints
Contributor, Timothy Gajewski, MD It’s an exciting time to be a baby boomer. Arthritic joints no longer mean you have to stop being active. Even though arthritis is the leading cause of disability in this country – affecting more than half of all 60-year-olds — today’s artificial joints are meeting and exceeding people’s expectations for a … Read More
Joint Replacement Surgery Gets ‘Smarter’
Traditionally, surgeons performing joint replacement surgery determine the placement of a new hip, shoulder or knee joint based on two-dimensional imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans. But Wael Barsoum, MD, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, and Joseph Iannotti, MD, PhD, Chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, are working on … Read More