The lifespan of total knee replacement in hemophilic patients is shorter than in patients with osteoarthritis because of the increased risk of infection ... hemarthrosis or after 1–2 ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...

You're more likely to get an infection after a joint replacement ... walk without a walker or cane about six weeks after they have a total knee replacement. To reach this goal, it's important ...

Roseanne Milburn, a 61-year-old military veteran, was in hospital to undergo a knee replacement, but needed follow-up surgery after she developed an infection. She says she was told it would ...

A Manitoba woman had her right leg amputated after complications following a knee replacement surgery two ... stemming from a post-surgery infection. In late November, a surgeon at Winnipeg's ...

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with poor clinical and functional outcomes after TKA. However ... of all-cause revision and revision for infection compared with metal-backed components.

Also in the update is a caution that screening patients for dental problems prior to undergoing total hip or knee ... after such procedures. As well, when patients have dental infections ...