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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether arthritis aches have been flaring up more often or you're finding it harder to simply climb the stairs, age-related joint pain can sneak up on millions of Americans. Because it's so common, ...

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 ...

More Americans than ever are walking around with artificial hips and knees, and aging baby boomers are leading the way. That's partly because excess weight is fraying their joints earlier. Between ...