If you can't bend your knees in any of the ways above, try sitting on a blanket or meditation cushion, with your back against a wall, and simply straighten your legs gently out at a wide angle as shown at right, using rolled towels for support beneath your knees.
Hip replacement is currently the most common orthopaedic operation, though patient satisfaction short- and long-term varies widely. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and about $7,700 to $12,000 in most European countries.
1 On average, the laser skin resurfacing procedure will cost anywhere from $400 to as much as $3,000. 2  The more area you need to have resurfaced, the more you should expect to pay. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the average cost of laser skin resurfacing was $2,300 in 2011. 2  Since this procedure is deemed cosmetic, most insurance companies will not cover it.