If you have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis there are many different things you can do to manage your symptoms. Some of these are simple lifestyle changes that you can make yourself, while others involve exploring the range of different treatment options that are available. In this blog, we will consider what osteoarthritis is and its…
A total knee replacement is a surgical procedure offered to people with severe knee pain and loss of mobility. This may be due to a serious injury, such as a fracture, or most commonly because of a degenerative condition like osteoarthritis. It involves removing the damaged knee joint and replacing it with a prosthetic (artificial)…
Happy New Year… or maybe it isn’t. Because, if you’re living with chronic joint pain, this can impact your quality of life, taking a toll on both your physical and emotional wellbeing. The cold winter months can be particularly tough. If you’re experiencing joint pain, deciding to take action could be one of the best…
Winter weather can be tough on joints, particularly if you have a condition like osteoarthritis which damages cartilage and causes deterioration to the joint structure.
Osteoarthritis of the hip is a painful degenerative disease that can have a huge impact on mobility and quality of life. In the later stages, joint replacement surgery is normally the only effective treatment, helping to relieve pain and restore function. However, someone with mild to moderate osteoarthritis may be offered a range of different…
Having a condition like knee arthritis is debilitating and it can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Think about how often you use your knees in your everyday life – for walking, sitting, going up and down stairs, getting in and out of a car… Arthritis causes chronic pain which gets worse…
A thin rim of cartilage, called the labrum, lines the hip socket, protecting it and preventing the bones from rubbing against each other when you move. This soft lining helps the bones in your hip joint to move smoothly and holds the bones in place without causing them to touch. About hip labral tears You…
The UK population is around 67,508,000. Estimates suggest that around 10 million of us have osteoarthritis – 5.4 million with knee arthritis and 3.2 million with arthritis of the hip. Nearly a third of the entire UK population (more than 20 million people) lives with some kind of musculoskeletal condition – around 11.6 million women…
NHS figures published in 2020 show that there were 81,130 hip replacements in the year from April 2018 to March 2019. The majority (59.4%) were carried out on female patients. Over the same time period, there were 93,911 knee replacements. Again, more than half of these (56.5%) were on female patients.
As orthopaedic surgeons, we are always keen to ensure that patients having knee replacement surgery achieve the best possible outcomes. Obviously, the surgeon’s skill and experience are crucial, coupled with the use of state-of-the-art procedures and implants. But patients too, have a role to play. If you are scheduled to have a knee replacement, here…