Arthritis & Rheumatism

Better implants key to repair damaged knees

People whose knees have been affected by osteoarthritis, also known as the 'wear and tear' arthritis, often have to get knee implants to repair the damage. But if a knee implant does not fit the specific individual, it can ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

New technique for repairing knee cartilage damage

Dear Mayo Clinic: I'm interested in the new procedure approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that can repair cartilage in the knee. How does it work? Who's a good candidate for this procedure?

Medical research

Surgeons implant knee cartilage grown from patient's own cells

Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are the first in Ohio to use a tissue implant made from a patient's own cells to treat knee cartilage damage. Healthy cartilage is crucial to the smooth and painless ...

Surgery

An alternative for pain control after knee replacement surgery

It's estimated that more than half of adults in the United States diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will undergo knee replacement surgery. While improvements in implantable devices and surgical technique has made the procedure ...

Surgery

New knee implant saves the ligaments

A new total knee replacement that saves all of the ligaments can make a person's knee feel and move just like the original.

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