Knee Surgery

Physical therapy as effective as arthroscopic knee surgery

harminka — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:32:15 -0500

A new study questioning the usefulness of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee should encourage patients to consider physical therapy as an effective non-surgical option, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Patients with knee disorder get active after new Stanford surgical procedure

harminka — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:17:21 -0500

At 14 years old, Adam Vasser of Los Altos, Calif., was an active kid who loved baseball. Then a mysterious virus attacked his heart, making a heart transplant necessary to save his life.

Ladies Don’t postpone knee-replacement surgery

harminka — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:43:51 -0600

Is getting new knees on your list of New Year's resolutions? Research at the University of Delaware indicates that women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do.

Device that allows for repair of torn knee meniscus

harminka — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:11:30 -0500

A new knee-surgery device investigated by University of Missouri-Columbia researchers that will help to repair meniscus tears, which were previously defined as irreparable, has been approved by the FDA for use in humans.

Short-term benefits of Physiotherapy after knee surgery

harminka — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:09:38 -0500

Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise after knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

Arthritis sufferers have poorer recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery

harminka — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:24:42 -0500

The factors associated with poor short-term recovery from knee surgery appear to be different than those found to mar long-term outcome from the same surgery, according to new research released today at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine at the Telus Convention Center (July 12-15).

Global Positioning Systems Now Help Doctors Perform Knee Surgery

Dinka — Sat, 19 May 2007 12:08:03 -0500

The technology that helps drivers to navigate roads and soldiers to map their positions is now helping doctors repair worn-out knees. The medical procedure is called navigational knee surgery. VOA's Carol Pearson has more on how satellite technology is improving surgery.