DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 total joints of the hip, knee ...

Nerve pain is a common side effect of knee replacement surgery. We inject the knee with a special combination of medications at the end of surgery to help relieve pain for 24–36 hours. Our ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 ...

What to Expect After Knee Replacement Surgery. ... Elevating your leg and icing your knee may help reduce pain and swelling. If your surgeon uses waterproof dressing, ...

Knee replacement surgery (also called knee arthroplasty) is an operation performed to alleviate the pain of severe degenerative disease of the knee. This pain is most commonly due to: Osteoarthritis ...

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Q: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 total joints of the hip, knee and shoulder in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a knee replacement about six years ago. At the time, I was in considerable pain, and it dissipated slowly after the operation. After about six months, I still had some pain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement.I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 total joints of the hip, knee and ...

Hospital stays after knee replacement surgery have drastically shortened over the past few decades. “Historically, patients stayed for weeks in the hospital after a total knee,” Ambrosia said. “When I ...

Dr. Roach: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 total joints of the hip, knee and ...