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A giant step forward for knee replacement!

  For those suffering with chronic knee pain, I’ve got good news! Options for knee replacement surgery have improved and the benefits include a shorter hospital stay, potentially less scarring and...

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Quad sparing technique – a less invasive option for knee replacement

  Our practice is among the first in Southwest Florida to offer minimally invasive knee replacement including the quad sparing technique in which surgeons make smaller incisions without cutting the...

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With an aging baby boom population and the availability of minimally invasive treatment options, there has been a significant increase over the years in the number of knee replacement surgeries. I was...

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Partial Knee Replacement: A Less Invasive Option

If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in just one part of the knee rather than the entire knee joint, you may be a candidate for a minimally invasive alternative – a partial rather than a total...

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What Is MIS Joint Replacement?

The trend toward bigger is better may apply in some areas of popular culture, but definitely not in the field of medicine, especially for joint replacement surgery. MIS joint replacement is a minimally...

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Total Knee Replacement vs. Partial Knee Replacement or Resurfacing – What’s...

If pain and stiffness in your knees is starting to make getting around increasingly difficult, the first step is to consult with an orthopedic surgeon. After tests confirm a diagnosis of...

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Study Reported At AAOS Meeting Highlights Total Knee Success

    For people who suffer from the chronic, crippling pain of severe osteoarthritis in their knee, life can be a challenge. Even walking or getting out of the car can be difficult. The pain can be bad...

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New Study Shows Knee Replacement Surgery Offers Major Economic & Social Benefits

Orthopedic surgeons and patients have long known that knee replacement surgery offers tremendous help to people suffering from end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee. Now a new study sponsored by the...

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Joint Replacement Surgery May Help Reduce Heart Disease

    Great news for people with osteoarthritis undergoing joint replacement surgery may significantly reduce the risk for a serious cardiovascular event, such as heart attack, stroke, coronary artery...

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