Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began ...
Although there are risks with any surgery, most patients who undergo knee replacement benefit from decreased pain and increased function, with 90% of all replacements lasting more than 15 years.
These results show that semaglutide could be a reasonable alternative to knee replacement surgery for people with obesity and worsening knee arthritis, Carter said. “The good news is that ...