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Knee Health Matters: Preservation Before Replacement

Texas Tech Health Check

Texas Tech Health Check
Knee Health Matters: Preservation Before Replacement
Oct 14, 2025
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Our introduction reminds our listeners that they are getting evidence-based advice and here's an example of how our experts are doing just that. Texas Tech Physicians Orthopedic Surgeon Matthew Kraeutler, M.D., wants to preserve our knee joints and delay or avoid the need for a total knee replacement. He describes the three primary factors involved with preservation of the knee joint -- joint alignment, meniscal status and ligament stability -- and how a deficiency in one can affect the others.