The knee joint is the most easily injured joint and with so many parts working together to provide mobility and speed, injuries can occur. In the past, many athletes and others simply learned to live with their knee pain. Today these individuals have a wide variety of medical treatments and surgical procedures as options. READ MORE.
William Ward is already on his feet well into the rehabilitation process following the total replacement of his left knee on November 20th. William, who retired from the Freehold Police Department in 2005, received the first fully cementless, minimally invasive, total knee replacement using trabecular metal technology in the history of the CentraState Medical Center in Freehold New Jersey. READ MORE.
Joint replacement surgery has increased in popularity over the last five years. People have become more involved with sports, exercise, and recreational activities and are staying active later in life. READ MORE.
With winter upon us, many people participate in activities such as snow skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. The very conditions that make these activities possible and enjoyable, reduced friction, also make falls and injuries very common. Winter sports injuries get a lot of attention at hospital emergency rooms and doctor’s offices, and include sprains, strains, dislocations and fractures (broken bones). READ MORE.
After playing basketball for 35 years on concrete surfaces, Mitch Martinez gradually began to feel the effects on his 40-something-year-old knees. In one knee particularly, he knew something was wrong, and the pain became more pronounced each time he played. “It felt like a hamstring injury – but in my knee. Sometimes the cramping sensation was so strong, I had to sit out part of my game.” READ MORE.
When deteriorating knees began to take their toll on Bobby’s athletic endeavors, he turned to experts at The Total Joint Center of New Jersey at CentraState Medical Center for help. READ MORE.
Today, an array of procedures for knee repair can give you back your active life. Dr. Gregg Berkowitz talks about a cutting-edge procedure in repairing knees that has been gaining popularity recently. READ MORE.
Pain in both knees made it increasingly difficult for Arlene Meredith, 70, to walk normally. After finding it necessary to resort to a cane for mobility, she decided to seek help from Dr. Alan Nasar. READ MORE.
When George Kleinknecht, 80, of Jackson, found himself unable to accompany his wife on shopping trips in 2006 because of pain in his right knee, he called the CentraState Healthcare System Physician Finder referral service and found Dr. Alan Nasar, an orthopedic specialist. READ MORE.
New advances for knee replacement include muscle sparing and minimally invasive surgery. New navigational computer-assisted surgery makes implant alignment more precise,which lessens post-operative complications, pain management medication and recovery time. Materials used for knee replacement implants have vastly improved – and in this case, size does matter – allowing the surgeon to use the specific implant preferred for the unique anatomies of both male and female patients. READ MORE.
