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Forgoing a night in the hospital has become increasingly common, and improvements in knee replacement technology, surgical technique and pain management make it possible (Representational image: Medpix)
Medicine

Advances in Knee Replacement Surgery Enable More Patients to Go Home the Same Day

MBT Desk
3 min read
Improvements in technology, surgical technique and pain management make it possible
women in scrubs working on her computer
Medicine

World's First Robotic Cementless Knee Replacement Performed in Delhi

MBT Desk
2 min read
Dr. Sujoy Bhattacharjee, chairman of the Max Institute of Robotic Joint Replacement, performed the world's first robotic-assisted cementless knee replacement on a Jharkhand-based man
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MedBound Blog

The Positive Impact of Hip and Knee Replacements on Spouses

MBT Desk
3 min read
A new study shows how quality of life improves for spouses after hip and knee replacement
Study finds: way to control pain after knee replacement surgery (Unsplash)
Medicine

Study finds: way to control pain after knee replacement surgery

MedBound Times
4 min read
Infusing morphine into shin bone during surgery reduces need for post-surgery pain medication
Yet in just three years, the Optetrak implant manufactured by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, had worn out and had to be replaced — a painful and debilitating operation (Representative Image: Wikimedia Commons)
MedBound Blog

Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.

MBT Desk
12 min read
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.
A person's leg wearing a black knee brace with an opening over the kneecap, while another person's hands hold a small electronic device with wires connected to the brace, likely for electrical stimulation or pain management
Medicine

A Potential Way to Relieve Arthritic Knees Without Drugs or Surgery

MBT Desk
4 min read
New study led by Utah engineering professor shows gait retraining could significantly ease pain and slow cartilage damage.
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