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New total knee replacement statistics show rates for the surgery are soaring. With drastically increasing rates in the numbers of total knee replacements, comes the likelihood that the health care system, including patients, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists and other providers, will need to address growing numbers of complications from the surgery and implants. According [...] New research presented Tuesday, Feb 7 at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests total knee replacement may do more than relieve pain and disability among elderly patients with osteoarthritis. Resurfacing the worn knee joint with total knee replacement surgery also might lower patients’ probability of heart failure and death. [...] Expensive shoes, with heels, tend not to be the best for your knees if you have osteoarthritis. In fact, a new study suggests that elderly women with arthritic knees are better off in inexpensive and minimalist footwear. According to the study, flexible shoes which mimic the biomechanics of the walking foot, decrease joint loading when [...] Physical therapy—specifically, a program aimed at improving walking skills—helps patients regain walking distance and stair-climbing ability following total hip arthroplasty, also known as total joint replacement surgery. Researchers in Norway found that the physical therapy-led program’s benefits on physical function continued at least a year following hip replacement surgery. While hip replacement patients [...] |
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