Recovering from knee replacement surgery isn’t just about rest—what you do afterward can determine whether you regain full mobility or struggle with long-term setbacks.

Outpatient joint replacement is rapidly reshaping orthopedic care as advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia, rapid recovery protocols and care coordination make same-day hip and knee ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 53-year-old woman, and I’ve always been athletic. I’m in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I’ve had knee injuries before, and now I’m told I might need a ...

She's currently consuming the maximum dose of pain medication.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know there's a knee replacement in my not too distant future. I'm wondering if there are new techniques or technologies that will give me a good outcome? ANSWER: Not so long ago, ...

Share on Pinterest Healthgrades has announced the winners of its 2023 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Awards, naming the top spots in the US for outpatient knee and hip replacement procedures.

A commonly practiced form of surgery for knee osteoarthritis may actually worsen the condition, a new study from Finland ...

Twenty-five years ago, when Richard Berger, MD, began talking about outpatient joint replacement surgery, much of the orthopedic community found the idea absurd. At the time, hip and knee replacement ...

Painful knee replacement surgery has sent Woodlawn boys basketball coach Kenny Wayne Goldman to the sidelines for the ...