Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Severe hip arthritis can cause pain and difficulty walking. Many people who have ...

the results in patients with more advanced arthritis are much less predictable. Two alternatives proposed for formal total knee replacement are high tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental replacement.

Some signs you may need joint replacement surgery include constant pain and ineffective non-surgical treatments.

which further damages the knee or the hip and also causes more pain. Joint replacement is essentially a resurfacing procedure. It's removal of arthritis, which is damaged cartilage, and then ...