Qualified patients can now get a lifetime guarantee that any new costs related to their shoulder-replacement surgery will be completely covered. One done, many more to come. Orthopaedic surgeons at ...

Q I have a lot of pain in my hip when I walk and my GP has told me I need to get my hip replaced. I’m worried I could be waiting for years for an operation through the public health system. My only ...

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It is reported that the dissatisfaction rate after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is between 7% and 20%. Patient satisfaction has already become a public health problem that puzzles the world, ...

Introduction Knee replacement (KR) is a clinically proven procedure typically offered to patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) to relieve pain and improve quality of life. However, artificial ...

An opinion ruled in favor of the accused defendants in a medical device patent case brought by Conformis, Inc. against Medacta USA, Inc. and Medacta International SA (collectively, Medacta) on Friday ...

The primary aim of this study was to assess the effects of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implant design on collateral ligament elongation patterns that occur during level walking, downhill walking, ...