DR. Palmer

Joint replacement used to be thought of as a surgery for people in their seventies who had exhausted every other option. That picture has shifted considerably.

Not every arthritic knee needs to be fully replaced. For some patients, only one section of the joint has broken down while the rest remains reasonably healthy, and replacing the entire knee when only part of it is damaged is not always the better choice.

When most people think about knee replacement recovery, they picture the knee itself: the incision, the implant, the swelling.

Hip or knee arthritis does not always mean joint replacement surgery is your only option.

Every step hurts. Every flight of stairs is a negotiation. And somewhere along the way, pushing through the pain stopped feeling like strength and started feeling like survival.

Arthritis is often described as a "wear and tear" condition, but for the person living with it, the experience feels more like a slow loss of their independence.

Robots don’t replace surgeons, they empower them. In modern joint replacement, advanced navigation systems enhance accuracy while experienced hands make critical real-time decisions.