Your fact-checks will appear here
The process of helping someone recover from an injury or illness
Randomized evidence on genicular artery embolization (GAE) for knee osteoarthritis shows short-term pain reductions in some trials versus sham procedures, especially on visual analogue scale (VAS) mea...
Most surgical practices and sources place the average safe after between about 2–6 weeks, with left-knee patients driving sooner (some clinicians say as early as 1–2 weeks) and right-knee or manual-tr...
A direct answer: with commonly regain meaningful function and can "lead OK lives," but outcomes vary widely and depend on injury completeness, exact level, age, access and social supports; the literat...
changes daily life in measurable ways: patients must commit to months of , adopt low‑impact exercise and joint‑protecting habits, and often modify sleep, home and activity routines to protect the impl...
Persistent or worsening pain, loss of function, instability, swelling or stiffness after knee replacement are the cardinal clinical flags that prompt evaluation for revision, and orthopaedic teams pai...
Most patients experience the worst pain in the first two weeks after knee replacement, substantial improvement by 6–12 weeks, and continued tapering of soreness over 6–12 months with many patients rep...