Total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is usually done using spinal anesthesia along with a nerve block to help reduce pain ...

For a total knee replacement, a surgeon removes the damaged cartilage and arthritic parts of the thigh and shin bones and ...

Can you do that? I'm an orthopedic surgeon and we've just completed a total knee replacement for a patient with severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Let me walk you through the process. On the ...

bone and cartilage that have deteriorated are replaced with metal and plastic parts. Knee and hip replacement surgeries take about 90 minutes, says Huddleston, and you might stay overnight in a ...