The results will help your doctor determine the extent of the issue with the knee implant by looking for any position changes, loosening, and bony fragments. An MRI or CT may be scheduled to see ...

However, investigators found no evidence of radiographic loosening in any knees ... currently markets the updated design to the PFC knee prosthesis, the PFC Sigma knee system.

In a landmark event held at Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh leading Indian Orthopaedic & Robotic Joint replacement Surgeon Dr ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial ... your joint will feel painful, unstable, or loose. The following things may increase the chances of your hip or knee ...

Survivorship with aseptic loosening as the endpoint was 99.1% ... An antimicrobial coating on a total knee prosthesis is an attractive concept that remains to be delivered. So for now, I prefer ...

One knee implant gave out in just nine months ... Exactech discussed the loosening problem in an internal memo that said between 2006 and 2009 the company "began to get some negative feedback ...

the surgeon told Ryan the loose hardware was a major contributor to her pain, the lawsuit said. “The pain and injury caused by the prosthetic put into Ms. Ryan’s knee by Dr. Laird showed it ...

Panel C shows the external appearance of PJI of the knee, with swelling ... sometimes in conjunction with prosthetic loosening and a draining sinus tract (Figure 1C). Although the presence ...

surgeons recap the worn-out surfaces of a knee joint with an artificial joint or prosthesis. This article discusses what people should avoid doing after knee replacement surgery to help with recovery.

shares that revision knee replacement surgeries are becoming not so uncommon primarily due to increased conditions like mechanical instability, implant loosening, and infections following primary ...

A Connecticut man who needed a new knee got one. But the prosthesis that was implanted was a right-sided knee placed into the left knee, according to a lawsuit filed at state Superior Court in ...

dislocation Long-term wear and loosening of the implant can occur over years. Various sources have published statistics on the long-term revision rates for knee replacement. According to the U.S ...