Unicompartmental Knee Replacement for Patients Over 80: Is It Safe?
Medial knee osteoarthritis affects many older adults. If you’re over 80 considering knee surgery, you may worry whether age makes you unsuitable — recent research proves this concern is unfounded.
The difference between Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis
I am frequently asked in clinic the difference between these two conditions as they sound very similar. ‘Osteo’ means ‘bone’ and ‘arthritis’ means ‘joint inflammation’, whilst ‘porosis’ means porous with the formation of channels, holes or ‘pores’ within the bone itself.
Knee ACL Injury to the World’s Best Footballer
Manchester City’s Rodri suffered a major setback and must now look forward, optimising each step of his recovery.
How to Minimise the Risk of Infection in a Knee Replacement
Infection after a knee replacement is a devastating complication. We recently published an article using data over a 15-year period following patients with these infections.
How to Manage Painful Knee Osteoarthritis
It is important to get an early accurate diagnosis of knee degeneration (which is termed osteoarthritis) as there are some interventions that are either more effective or only suitable in these beginning stages, before there is more advanced joint destruction.