Should all patients aged 75 years or older receive cemented femoral components for primary THA?
Since the advent of the modern THA in the 1960s, it has been a life-changing surgical procedure with overwhelmingly successful results.
Since the advent of the modern THA in the 1960s, it has been a life-changing surgical procedure with overwhelmingly successful results.
Gentle stretching and other low impact exercises can strengthen the muscles that support your knee joint. Start by stretching your heel, calf, quadriceps, and hamstrings, and work up to half squats, calf raises, and other leg lift variations.
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than 500 million people worldwide. The disease is age-related, and usually starts to affect people in middle age.
Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
While it may be tempting to avoid exercise when knee pain occurs, this is not always the appropriate solution.