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Straight answers from the operating room — drawn from Dr. Allred's book, The Surgery-Free Arthritic Knee.
How Long Does a Knee Replacement Last?
The "ten years and it's done" folklore is wrong by a multiple — 82% of knees implanted in the early '90s were still going at 25 years. The honest numbers, and the question that matters more.
Read → New Research · Shoulder ReplacementHow Long Does a Shoulder Replacement Last?
It feels newer and scarier than hips and knees — but 9 in 10 last beyond 10 years, and the "reverse" design rescued shoulders we once couldn't help at all.
Read → New Research · Hip ReplacementHow Long Does a Hip Replacement Last?
New research on 1.9 million hips: modern replacements last far longer than the old numbers said — more than 9 in 10 projected to reach 30 years. What changed, and what it means for you.
Read → From the book · Chapter 4GLP-1 Medications and Knee Arthritis
How a "diabetes drug" cuts knee-arthritis pain two ways — the evidence, the honest limits, and how to get it safely. From a former skeptic.
Read → Sports Medicine · ACLThe BEAR ACL: Healing Your Own Ligament
Why I think bridge-enhanced ACL restoration may be the better operation for the right patient — the arthritis data, the knees that feel normal, and the honest case against it.
Read → From the book · Chapter 2Bone-on-Bone: What It Actually Means
Two patients, identical X-rays, completely different lives. Why the grade on your X-ray describes the structure — not the suffering.
Read → From the book · Chapter 11Do I Really Need a Knee Replacement?
Most arthritic knees don't need surgery. Here are the five signs yours actually might — and the honest numbers if it does.
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