A partial knee replacement is a surgery to replace one portion of your knee with artificial parts. Your knee contains three parts called compartments. There are three types of partial knee replacement ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

A. A normal knee is not painful and does not limit your mobility. In an arthritic knee, especially one with advanced osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage surface has worn away causing bone to rub ...

The knee is divided into 3 compartments: the lateral, medial, and patellofemoral compartments. In a partial or unicompartmental knee replacement, only 1 compartment of the knee surface is replaced. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Partial knee replacement was associated with an excess risk for long-term revision compared with total knee ...

The first of only three orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana to perform an arthroscopic assisted innovative partial knee replacement procedure, Dr. Nathan Cohen answers your questions about the minimally ...

With Americans living longer and weighing more than they used to, there has been a significant increase of severe degenerative arthritis in this country. When the cartilage, or cushion, of the knee is ...

More than 790,000 knee replacements are performed each year in the United States. For patients, it’s one way to eliminate the severe pain and stiffness caused by injury or years of arthritis. But in ...

For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or "partial") knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total ...

Severe arthritis of the knee used to be treated with conservative measures that eventually led to total knee replacement. In a total knee replacement, all cartilage is removed from the knee joint, and ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Barton Health continues to innovate with the latest modern technology to ensure the highest quality medical care for patients. A new investment in joint replacement ...