LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Now it's easier than ever for people with chronic knee problems to have surgeons implant replacement knees with a custom fit. Dr. Carroll Witten with Norton Advanced ...

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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Faye Stinchfield knew the pain in her knee was growing worse with time. "I was always falling," Stinchfield says. "I kept putting it off, not wanting to be operated on and then the ...

Q: I'm a 53-year-old woman, and I've been athletic all my life. I'm in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I've had knee injuries in the past, and now I'm told I might need a ...

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 ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 53-year-old woman, and I’ve been athletic all my life. I’m in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I’ve had knee injuries in the past, and now I’m told I might ...

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 ...

Unicompartmental knee replacements are moving with increasing speed into the outpatient setting, despite the hesitancy on the part of some orthopedic surgeons to accept the procedure as a legitimate ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee pain ...

MANY AMERICANS NEED HELP WITH THEIR KNEES OR HIPS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY AGE. EMILY: BUT, A NEW OUTPATIENT PROGRAM AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL IS MAKING THE PROCESS EASIER AND THE RECOVERY FASTER. WALKING IS A ...