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Improvements in technology, surgical technique and pain management make it possible

Infusing morphine into shin bone during surgery reduces need for post-surgery pain medication

A letter Exactech sent to surgeons blamed a packaging defect for possibly causing the plastic in a knee component to wear out prematurely in about 140,000 implants.

During Cuvis Joint Robot total knee replacement, surgeons use CT scans to build a 3D model of the patient's knee.

Technique can suppress infections and encourage healing around prosthetics without the problems caused by antibiotics and tissue grafting.

Older knee replacement designs are just as effective as newer models – according to new research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia.