Product Description: While several treatment options exist for knee arthritis patients, end-stage treatment is total knee arthroplasty (TKA or total knee replacement). For patients to achieve maximum benefits of this surgical correction, they need understand and manage many important details both before and in the first year after surgery...read more

Describes the procedures of knee and hip surgery, looks at alternatives and discusses symptoms, treatments, long-term prognosis, and costs (view table of contents)

An authoritative guide discusses diagnosis, surgical options, costs, and treatment alternatives regarding hip and knee joint failure, in addition to giving a thorough explanation of the potential causes of the problem.