If you need orthopaedic surgery, the chances are you’re experiencing pain, stiffness and loss of mobility. You may have a long-term degenerative condition like osteoarthritis or maybe you have an overuse injury caused by making the same movement over and over again, perhaps due to your job or certain types of sport. By the time…
Few types of orthopaedic surgery make such a profound and lasting impact to a person’s quality of life than joint replacement. Often, this type of surgery is performed when someone has severe osteoarthritis or experiences a major trauma injury such as a fracture. Consequently, they are likely to have been living with severe pain and…
If you are receiving injections for weight loss and are due to have joint replacement surgery or other orthopaedic procedures, there are some important things you need to know.
Joint replacement is a surgical procedure that is used to treat a severely damaged joint. Hip and knee replacements are now routine procedures that can significantly improve a person’s quality of life.
Knee pain can be debilitating. The knee joint is the largest joint in the body, connecting your thigh bone to your lower leg. Your knees support your weight and enable your legs to bend and move. Painful knees can affect your ability to walk, stand, climb stairs, in fact, most types of day-to-day movement, as…
Ever since the early pioneers of joint replacement surgery began their work back in the 1960s, orthopaedic surgeons, prosthetics manufacturers and medical technology companies have been striving to improve the outcomes for patients. In recent years, joint replacement surgery has made major advances and patients who undergo joint replacement surgery today often see their prosthetic…
How do we measure quality of life? According to the European Union, there are eight main indicators that contribute to a person’s quality of life and one of these is health.
Joint replacement surgery is a routine procedure to treat severe joint pain caused by arthritis or serious injury. It is a highly successful approach with excellent patient satisfaction ratings. However, prosthetic implants eventually wear out and need to be replaced. Or, the implant may loosen, dislocate or become infected, all of which means the original…
Although it may sound futuristic, robotic technology has been used to assist with joint replacement surgery for the last 17 years and it is going from strength-to-strength. Patients can be, understandably, anxious when they first hear about a robotic arm being used by their orthopaedic surgeon to assist in the operating theatre. But, once it…
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that can affect any of the joints in your body. It is the most common form of arthritis and is sometimes referred to as “wear and tear” arthritis because it is associated with ageing. There is no cure for the condition once it develops although there are many effective treatments…