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ArthroplastyArthroplasty, Replacement, HipTrapezium BoneArthroplasty, ReplacementArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeHemipelvectomyMetacarpal BonesProsthesis-Related InfectionsJoint ProsthesisHallux RigidusHip JointReoperationHip ProsthesisDebridementHipOsteoarthritis, HipTreatment OutcomeProsthesis FailureOsteoarthritisKnee ProsthesisFollow-Up StudiesRetrospective StudiesProsthesis DesignHip FracturesRange of Motion, ArticularHip DislocationWound HealingPostoperative ComplicationsGranulation TissueHip Dislocation, CongenitalCementationBone CementsKnee JointOsteoarthritis, KneeHip InjuriesRecovery of FunctionAcetabulumArthroplasty, Replacement, AnkleFemurElectrosurgeryPolyethyleneFemur HeadTime FactorsJoint DiseasesBiopsy, NeedleBiopsyProspective StudiesFemur Head NecrosisSurgery, Computer-AssistedSkinHepatectomyShoulder JointPain, PostoperativeArthroplasty, Replacement, ElbowFemoral Neck FracturesConizationProsthesis FittingPatellaBlood Loss, SurgicalBone MalalignmentTotal Disc ReplacementPain MeasurementArthroplasty, Replacement, FingerSurgical Procedures, Minimally InvasivePolyethylenesBone TransplantationOsteolysisAnkylosisPostoperative CareArthrodesisJoint InstabilityConjunctival NeoplasmsOsteotomyBiomechanical PhenomenaOsseointegrationTomography, X-Ray ComputedPostoperative PeriodBreast DiseasesLeg Length InequalityTibiaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSurgical Wound InfectionHormone Replacement TherapyOperative Blood SalvagePeriprosthetic FracturesFibroadenomaEstrogen Replacement TherapyPreoperative CareWounds, PenetratingLunate BoneFemoral NerveBreast CystRisk FactorsNipplesAtherectomy, CoronaryBlood Transfusion, AutologousPneumonectomyEquipment Failure AnalysisPrognosisOssification, Heterotopic
KneeRheumatoid arthritisInvolvesTreatmentTotalJoint
Knee3
  • citation needed] Joint replacement has become more common, mostly with knee and hip replacements. (wikipedia.org)
  • About 773,000 Americans had a hip or knee replaced in 2009. (wikipedia.org)
  • Knee replacement involves exposure of the front of the knee, with detachment of part of the quadriceps muscle (vastus medialis) from the patella. (wikipedia.org)
Rheumatoid arthritis2
  • Joint replacement surgery is often indicated from various joint diseases, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Aetna considers total wrist arthroplasty medically necessary for rheumatoid arthritis affecting the wrist in persons who have radiographic evidence of wrist joint destruction with demonstrated resistance or failure to conservative medical treatment (3 or more months of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and/or glucocorticoids, as appropriate). (aetna.com)
Involves2
  • Knee replacement involves exposure of the front of the knee, with detachment of part of the quadriceps muscle (vastus medialis) from the patella. (wikipedia.org)
  • Total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) involves the implantation of a prosthetic joint, with the goals of reducing pain and preserving or increasing wrist mobility. (aetna.com)
Treatment2
  • Joint replacement is considered as a treatment when severe joint pain or dysfunction is not alleviated by less-invasive therapies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ankle replacement has become a treatment of choice for people requiring arthroplasty, replacing the conventional use of arthrodesis, i.e. fusion of the bones. (wikipedia.org)
Total2
Joint5
  • Joint replacement is a procedure of orthopedic surgery known also as arthroplasty, in which an arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with an orthopedic prosthesis. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Joint replacement has become more common, mostly with knee and hip replacements. (wikipedia.org)
  • For shoulder replacement, there are a few major approaches to access the shoulder joint. (wikipedia.org)
  • Finger joint replacement is a relatively quick procedure of about 30 minutes, but requires several months of subsequent therapy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Much of the research effort of the orthopedic-community is directed to studying and improving joint replacement. (wikipedia.org)