A retrospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators found that infection rates at a high-volume academic orthopedic center following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are uniformly ...

Frequent dental scaling reduces the risk of infection following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study published online in PLOS One (June 23, 2016). As oral bacteria are responsible for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Mitigating infection risks while preventing flares is often a balancing act for rheumatologists ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Knee and hip replacements are increasing globally due to an aging population. In the United States, the number of patients needing a joint replacement will exceed 2.7 million in the next 7 years. Post ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed a new femoral component antibiotic spacer for knee periprosthetic joint infection had similar ...

Heat generated by alternating magnetic fields (AMF) helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The study, published ...

Orthopedic specialists and surgeons from several institutions in the United States analyzed patient data sourced from an institutional joint registry at a health system that included 16 hospitals ...

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 ...