READER’S DIGEST 讀者文摘英文版 12月號/2019第12期

膝蓋痠痛的新希望

膝蓋置換手術可以極大地減輕疼痛，讓你回到你喜歡的活動中，但這並不是所有人的答案

電鑽嗡嗡作響——當它鑽出一個精確的孔時，鉋花就會從鑽頭上捲曲起來。水泥從填隙槍中滲出，連接兩個表面。錘子不停地敲打金屬。在工人身後，一群忙碌的工作人員在測量零件尺寸。這是裝修的聲音，但不是新廚房。由整形外科醫生馬修·奧斯丁帶領的醫療小組正在替換一個膝關節。這是他當天的第五次手術。一個小時後，他開始處理下一個案子，而團隊的其他成員處理最後的細節。手術結束三小時後，當時69歲的建築企業老闆拉爾夫·加布里爾(Ralph Gabriel)醒了過來，和家人開著玩笑。他不想做手術。但多年的…

NEW HOPE For ACHING KNEES

Knee-replacement surgery can dramatically lessen pain and return you to the activities you love, but it’s not the answer for everyone

A power drill whirs noisily – shavings curl from the bit as it bores a precise hole. Cement oozes from a caulking gun to join two surfaces. A hammer whacks repeatedly on metal. Behind the workers, a busy crew shares measurements and part sizes. It’s the sounds of renovation, but it’s not a new kitchen. A medical team led by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Matthew Austin is replacing a knee joint. It is his fifth surgery of the day. An hour later, he’s off to his next case while the rest of the team handles the final details. Three hours after the surgery wraps up, Ralph Gabriel, then 69, the construction-business owner upon whom those tools whirred and banged, is awake and joking with his family. He didn’t want surgery. But years of…

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