Fast Facts

No, you don’t need to toss all your old shoes, but you do need to take a careful inventory. You can determine which shoes to part with after examining their overall condition and wear patterns. Shoes age and can “expire.”

Yes. Usually when an arthritic joint begins deteriorating to the point where there is excessive pain or the patient is bone-on-bone, the joint should be replaced as soon as possible. Waiting can make the eventual joint replacement surgery more complex,

A revision is performed when an existing prosthesis no longer functions correctly and the surgeon must replace all or part of the hardware with new components. Revisions are only a small part of the surgeries performed each year and are

There is evidence that having a positive attitude going into surgery helps increase your rate of healing. When we’re stressed the body produces Cortisol which increases inflammation. An optimistic outlook can help lower inflammation allowing the body to heal in

Joint replacement surgery places the body under stress. Proper nutrition will ensure a positive surgical outcome. Good nutrition will aid in speeding up recovery, while poor nutrition not only slows the healing process, but increases the susceptibility to infection. High