How Delaying Knee Pain Treatment Can Impact Overall Health
Delaying surgery can deprive patients of the surgery’s full benefits. Read how delaying your knee pain treatment can impact overall health.
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The Partial Knee Replacement
Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022) Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD Kate S. Hamilton, PA-CThe knee consists of three “compartments.”1. There is the medial compartment on the inside of the knee 2. The lateral compartment on the outside of the knee 3. The compartment under the kneecap
Read Full ArticlePreoperative Medications: What To Stop And When
Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022) Kate S. Hamilton, PA-CMost medications are safe to take prior to and up to the day of surgery. However, there are a selective few medications that due to medical, bleeding, or infection concerns should be stopped prior to surgery.
Read Full ArticleThe Journey II Total Knee System: A Step Ahead – An Evolutionary New Design
Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD Kate S. Hamilton, PA-C Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)It is a common misconception that the human knee functions as a simple hinge joint, with straight up and down flexion and extension. In reality the motion of the knee is much more complex, with six degrees of motion (not just the two of a hinge). As the knee bends and straightens, it also rotates internally and externally and slides front to back.
Read Full ArticleKnee Trauma: Fractures of the Patella, Tibial Plateau, and Distal Femur
Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MDThe knee joint is made up of three bones. The femur (thigh bone), the tibia (shin bone) and the patella (kneecap). These three bones work together with a complex group of ligaments to form the knee joint. Fractures of the knee are very common and typically require surgical stabilization.
Read Full ArticleKnee & Hip Arthritis: All You Need to Know
Richard “Alex” Sweet II, MD Kate S. Hamilton, PA-C Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)By conservative estimate over 54 million Americans have a formal diagnosis of arthritis and more than 50% of people over 65 years of age have been diagnosed with arthritis. It is a leading cause of disability and suffering in the US.
Read Full ArticleTotal Knee Replacement: Rapid Recovery Time Line After Minimally Invasive Surgery
Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)The advances of minimally invasive surgical techniques along with those in pain management techniques have provided a recovery time line after total knee replacement surgery that is dramatically improved over the past experience.
Read Full ArticleMinimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery State of the Art
Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)The last decade has witnessed the evolution of several important advances in Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery. Pain management techniques have improved to make immediate postoperative rehabilitation much easier.
Read Full ArticleTotal Knee Replacement: Deep Flexion
Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)Over the last three decades total knee replacement (TKR) surgery has evolved into a reproducibly successful procedure benefiting hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Greater understanding of proper implant design and standardization of surgical technique has occurred.
Read Full ArticleThe Truth About Knee Replacement Implant Sizing: Is There a Gender Difference?
Richard A. Sweet, M.D. (Retired 2022)In recent years there has been much written and discussed regarding the issue of implant sizing in knee replacement surgery. Much of this has stemmed from an aggressive marketing program by one of the larger implant manufacturers.
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