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According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, the cartilage and fluid that protects and lubricates bones and joints can deteriorate over time in the knees, resulting in pain. Many patients suffering from this type of pain attempt to manage it through... by | | Knee Replacement Blogs
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, joint replacement is one of the most common orthopedic surgeries performed today. And the hips and knees are the most commonly replaced joints. In fact, knee replacements have doubled over the past ten... by | | Knee Replacement Blogs
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, osteoarthritis – also referred to as “wear and tear arthritis” – is a loss of the cartilage that caps the end of the femur, the top of the tibia, and underneath the kneecap. It is similar to the... by | | Knee Replacement Blogs
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, more than half of the adults in the United States who are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will opt for knee replacement surgery. While improvements in devices that are implanted has made the procedure... by | | Knee Replacement Blogs
It’s no surprise that demanding physical training in the U.S. military causes substantial wear and tear on the joints. According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, knee injuries have become the most common musculoskeletal injury in soldiers. In the... by | | Knee Replacement Blogs
According to New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Meyer, something you’ll be hearing a lot when discussing 3-D printing is the word scaffold. For example, one of the stranger things used in the modification process of the human body is coral, which has been used...