A hospital in Somerset is vastly improving the lives of patients living with arthritis in their thumbs thanks to a new kind ...

Consultant surgeon, Alison Edwards, who trained in Geneva and Bristol to hone her skills in this area, says: “We have had great success with this new type of surgery for patients suffering with ...

Dr Edwards said: “We have had great success with this new type of surgery for patients suffering with arthritis at the base of the thumb. We are able to add a replacement joint which is much ...

“I’ve now done over 100 thumb replacement surgeries using the new thumb joint replacement procedure and I’m very impressed by how quickly patients seem to recover and have a good range of ...

Depending on the joint involved, it can be an alternative to joint replacement surgery. Your healthcare provider may recommend this ... Similarly, if your surgery was in your hand, the joint will need ...

Arthrofibrosis affects 3% to 10% of patients who have undergone total knee replacement. Surgeons make an effort to balance the knee at the time of surgery. This means finding the proper size and ...

From the cost of the MRI to Humira to the all-in cost of a total joint replacement surgery, the United States is a more expensive country than a group of six other industrialized countries in 2014.

The Joint Replacement in a Day program, an initiative at UTMB Health, aims to provide eligible patients with the option to go home the same day for their hip and knee replacement surgeries ...