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ONS Patient Is Jumping For Joy With Two New Knees ONS Patient Is Jumping For Joy With Two New Knees
ONS Patient Is Jumping For Joy With Two New Knees No one expects the pain of arthritis to cripple a thirty-something adult, but that’s what Westchester middle school teacher, Mallory Chinn, was faced with. For five years, Mallory tried every non-operative treatment available to ease the worsening pain in her knees. Some treatments would work for a while. Others did not work at all. By the time Mallory turned 40, she had trouble walking and climbing stairs, and missed out on family activities such as bike rides and hikes in the woods. “I was pretty much immobilized,” recalled Mallory, now 43. The defining moment came one day when h…

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Too Young For A Knee Replacement? Do You Know Your Options? Too Young For A Knee Replacement? Do You Know Your Options?
Too Young For A Knee Replacement? Do You Know Your Options? Have you ever heard the following words from your doctor: “You have arthritis...but you need to wait until you’re old enough for a knee replacement.”? Waiting is not easy when you are in pain, even more so when this wait is measured in decades for some young patients until they can undergo a surgical procedure that is essentially deemed a last resort. We are all humans and our bodies wear out – eventually, everyone is headed towards arthritis. However, for some people, the wear-and-tear starts earlier in life and the decline is more rapid. If you tear your ACL or meniscus in high school or c…

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Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect
Need A Total Knee Or Hip Replacement? Here's What To Expect Deciding to have a total joint replacement, whether hip or knee, is a huge, life-changing decision. First, it is important to understand why most people undergo total joint replacement. The most common reason that a patient undergoes any form of hip or knee replacement is osteoarthritis. This is the typical "wear-and-tear" type of arthritis. Other reasons that patients may undergo knee replacement are for inflammatory arthritis (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, when the body "attacks" its own tissues), post-traumatic arthritis after an injury or arthritis from a condition from b…

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