Is My Knee Pain Arthritis? What Patients Need to Know

What’s in a knee? A knee does three things: What’s knee arthritis? Knee arthritis, also called osteoarthritis, is a progressive… Read More

0 to 60 Knee Replacement: Accelerated Recovery and Return to Sports

Knee replacements are a more difficult operation to get right than hip replacements, because the knee is a more complicated… Read More

by William E. Nordt, III, MD

I’m Considering Getting My Hip Replaced: What Should I Know?

You’ve been grappling with hip pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility that is affecting your daily life. Despite exploring nonoperative treatment… Read More

The Patient’s Guide to Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Who needs a total hip replacement? Patients who are candidates for a total hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty)… Read More

New Advances in Hip and Knee Replacement

Modern Approaches In this situation, “approach” means how the surgeon enters the hip joint. Are they coming in through the… Read More

Technology in Joint Replacement

While there are other types of joint replacements, including elbow, shoulder and ankle, I focus on the hip and knee…. Read More

Everything to Know About Outpatient Total Joint Replacement

Joint surgery isn’t just doing a good procedure. It takes a team of people to do a joint surgery, and… Read More

Outpatient Total Joint Replacement: Is It Right For You?

Why do people get hip and knee replacements? Arthritis, especially osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis) is the most common reason… Read More

What to Know About Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Hip replacements are one of the most performed orthopedic surgeries, often as a treatment for arthritis. Arthritis affects 91 million… Read More

Why Icing Is Important After Surgery

After you have orthopedic surgery, you may be sent home with instructions on icing the part of your body that… Read More