KNEE REPLACEMENT

When deterioration of the knee joint gets so bad that you have bone rubbing on bone, and medication, physical therapy or steroid injections no longer help the pain, the next step is a joint replacement. Dr. Bob Booth of 3B Orthopedics at Pennsylvania Hospital, who personally does about 400 of the nation’s half-million annual knee replacements, calls them “one of the big success stories in medicine,” with a 98 percent success rate 10 years down the line and a 94 percent success at 20 years out. A top-notch orthopedist like Booth can replace a knee in under half an hour. Two good criteria when choosing your surgeon are the length of the surgery and the number they’ve done.

• What It Is, Who's It For, Standard Treatments
  
  
• Philadelphia Top Doctors for Knee Replacement
  
  
• Philadelphia Top Hospitals for Knee Replacement
  
  
• Local Resources for Knee Replacement