Do you suffer from anterior knee pain and inflammation? If so, fat pad impingement could be to blame. Also known as Hoffa’s syndrome or fat pad syndrome, impingement is an injury in which the soft tissue that lies beneath the kneecap becomes pinch ... View More...
Many patients who need total knee replacement surgery also suffer from diabetes. The reason for this is that roughly half of the 30 million American adults living with diabetes also suffer from arthritis — and many may eventually need total kne ... View More...
If you’re having knee replacement surgery this winter, you may have concerns about falling. With all the ice and snow here in northern Utah — and with you a little unsteady on your feet — you have a right to be worried about taking a tum ... View More...
Chronic knee pain can result from a variety of orthopedic injuries, diseases and conditions. This type of pain is characterized by its enduring nature and the unlikelihood that it will go away without treatment. For many, the chronic aching and disc ... View More...
Stem cell injections, a form of regenerative medicine treatment, provide a long-needed alternative to traditional treatments for orthopedic and sports medicine injuries. In the past, patients were often forced to choose between living with the pain ... View More...
Revision knee replacement surgery is not often necessary, as most arthroplasty surgeries are successful. However, as with any surgical procedure, complications can occur, resulting in a failed knee replacement. Treatment typically requires a sur ... View More...
In the weeks after total knee replacement surgery — also known as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) — you will likely be eager to get back behind the wheel. After all, no one really likes relying on friends, family members or public transportatio ... View More...
Should you have knee or hip replacement now, or should you wait? Your orthopedic surgeon can make a recommendation one way or the other, but you’ll need to come to your own decision. The matter boils down to the severity of your hip or knee disabi ... View More...
Robotic-assisted partial knee replacement (PKR) might seem like a procedure out of a science-fiction movie, but this advanced technique is FDA-approved. In fact, patients with joint degradation in either the inner or outer part of the knee as a re ... View More...
Viscosupplementation is an encouraging option for relieving pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and restoring patient mobility and improving quality of life. The Arthritis Foundation reports that 14 million Americans live with symptomati ... View More...