Inflammation is a natural process that contributes to your body’s healing and cell regeneration. However, too much inflammation over a long period, or chronic inflammation, can have a damaging effect on the body.
A large multi-center orthopaedic clinical trial that Nebraska Medicine researchers are a part of seeks to reduce the risk of blood clots and/or bleeding after hip or knee replacement surgery.
Severe knee pain that interferes with or prevents everyday activities may be a sign that you may need knee replacement surgery. The Navio robotics surgical system at Nebraska Medicine is improving knee replacement technology with the ability to provide more precision and customized implants.
Deiondre Rice suffered a devastating knee injury just before his sophomore year of high school at Millard South. But a year later, thanks to the efforts of orthopaedic surgeon Matthew Tao, MD, and some high-tech testing, never used before on a patient at Nebraska Medicine, Deiondre is about to get back on the gridiron.