The iliotibial band, or IT band, extends from your hip to your knee along the outside of your thigh. The thick band of connective fibers is the largest piece of fascia in the human body – and often one of the biggest pains for runners and cyclists.
As an orthopaedic surgeon, one of the last things I thought I would be writing about is vaccines. This pandemic has affected everyone differently, whether it be personally, professionally, politically, or spiritually.
Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly higher risk of being readmitted to the hospital and of undergoing repeat joint-replacement surgery.
If you are considering a total knee replacement, join the crowd. Joint replacement surgeries are among the most common elective surgeries. About 680,000 total knee replacements were done in 2014, and the number is expected to almost double by 2030, according to a recent study presented to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
I need a total hip replacement and a total knee replacement -- both on my left side. Does it matter which procedure is done first? How soon after one procedure can I have the other procedure done
