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. [...]
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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 [...] People who grow to depend on opioids, or narcotic pain relievers, for pain management and relief prior to having knee replacement surgery have more difficulty recovering from the surgery, according to a study published Nov. 2, 2011 in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Not only did opioid-dependent knee replacement patients tend to have [...] Older overweight adults with knee osteoarthritis can greatly reduce pain and improve function in their knees with a program of intensive diet and moderate exercise, researchers reported Nov. 6, 2011 at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Chicago. [...] |
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