DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Partial knee replacement sounds better than total knee replacement, doesn’t it? But what type of orthopedic patient can benefit from this procedure? Dr. Robert Cagle, member of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Orthopaedic Specialists, a leading practice in the Quad Cities, is proud to feature Dr. Brian McGowan, a fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeon specializing in hip and knee ...

A. A normal knee is not painful and does not limit your mobility. In an arthritic knee, especially one with advanced osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage surface has worn away causing bone to rub ...

Q: I'm an active person, but my knee has been giving me trouble for a while now. I've tried everything -- physical therapy, injections, even cutting back on some activities -- but the pain isn't going ...

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) primarily affecting only one knee joint compartment did just as well with partial knee replacement (PKR) as with total arthroplasty after 10 years in a randomized ...

Unicompartmental knee replacements are moving with increasing speed into the outpatient setting, despite the hesitancy on the part of some orthopedic surgeons to accept the procedure as a legitimate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Partial knee replacement was associated with an excess risk for long-term revision compared with total knee ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

A partial knee replacement is a surgery to replace one portion of your knee with artificial parts. Your knee contains three parts called compartments. There are three types of partial knee replacement ...

Whether partial versus total arthroplasty is the best for patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee has long been debated. The so-called TOPKAT trial randomized patients to the ...