Low-dose hypobaric mepivacaine and bupivacaine provide adequate spinal anesthesia for hip and knee arthroplasty, with 93% of patients completing surgery without supplementation. Motor function ...

I need to have knee replacement surgery as well as spinal surgery on my neck. Would it be better to have the knee or neck ...

CHICAGO – Anesthesia for a single total knee replacement surgery has a carbon footprint equivalent to driving a car 42 miles, according to a study published Online First in Anesthesiology, the ...

Note: an earlier version of this article incorrectly said a significantly higher than expected number of spinal fusion patients at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center needed an ...

Guidance on surgery order: UCLA Health recommends basing surgical sequence on urgency, potential harm from delay, and post-op rehab requirements. Risks in spine delay: Certain spinal conditions, such ...

Some types of regional anesthesia do not make patients more susceptible to falls in the first days after having knee replacement surgery as studies have previously suggested, according to a study in ...

The two main options for surgery are total and partial knee replacements. Various implants and surgical approaches are available, but the best knee replacement option depends on an individual’s ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Whilst medical procedures are entirely necessary and life-saving, it doesn't mean they're painless. In fact even those carried out under general anaesthetic, which is supposed to prevent you from ...