As a surgeon who treats osteoarthritis I find that many of my patients do not understand what osteoarthritis actually is. When you understand the problem, it helps you understand why so many people have hip or knee replacement. This video is a brief explanation of...
One of the first things we learn about each other is that we are all different. We look different. We have different interests. We like different foods. We like different movies. Some are tall and some are short. Some have blue eyes while others have brown ones. Some...
Ever wonder what osteoarthritis is? In order to understand the reason I perform total joint surgery, I think it is helpful to understand the nature of the disease. When you understand what is going on, the procedure makes more sense. Osteoarthritis is a Joint Surface...
Ever wonder how knee replacement surgery helps people with knee osteoarthritis get back to doing the types of things they want to do? This video explains the basic idea of knee replacement surgery and how it changes the knee joint to put in a new joint surface. If you...
Every doctor at every visit takes note of the patient’s chief complaint. That complaint is what brings them in to see the doctor. When people suffer from hip or knee osteoarthritis we often say the chief complaint is hip pain or knee pain. I believe that the...
Many patients have some degree of fear and anxiety before undergoing either total hip replacement or total knee replacement. One of the most common questions I get from patients is whether or not they will be able to go up and down stairs after surgery. The second...
