Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, provides some things to know if you are considering knee surgery.

A former soccer player underwent a total knee replacement on his left knee after years of pain. The patient's commitment to ...

A couple of months ago, Sam Torrence was part of three in five adults suffering from knee pain. Now, he’s recovered from knee surgery and is on his way to the US Open Pickleball Championships in April ...

Before, during, and after knee replacement surgery, surgeons may prescribe different medications. For example, pain medication can relieve discomfort, and blood thinners prevent blood clots. Skin and ...

During a knee replacement or knee arthroplasty surgery, doctors replace the knee joint with an artificial knee. In many cases, an artificial knee joint will last the rest of a person’s life. During a ...

When one is literally “weak in the knees,” a knee replacement is in many Americans’ future. According to the American College of Rheumatology, about 790,000 knee replacements are done every year. With ...

Arthritis in general is defined as damage to cartilage, the connective tissue that cushions joints, explains Jeffrey Zarin, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute. “Think of ...

Often referred to as the “wear and tear” arthritis, osteoarthritis occurs when the body no longer repairs joint tissue damaged from aging, injury, obesity or genetics. Most common in the knee, there ...