It’s a common trade-off for active adults as they age. The health benefits of being active still outweigh the wear and tear experienced in certain areas of the body; but knee joints, in particular, may eventually require medical intervention. Amalia de Comas, MD, an orthopedic joint replacement surgeon and musculoskeletal oncologist at The CORE Institute, discussed with Lopez his surgical options. Tired of pain being his new normal, Lopez scheduled his first knee replacement surgery, on his left knee, for April 2016. He would follow that up with knee replacement surgery on his right For more information about knee in February 2017. knee replacement surgery, For both surgeries, Dr. de Comas visit TheCOREInstitute.com. used computer navigation technology to precisely place the knee implants to optimize performance and rebuild Lopez’s arthritic knee. “The technology is very accurate. It allows us to plot points live on the knee and tells us if we’re within less than a millimeter of where we need to be,” Dr. de Comas explained.
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