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A Patient's Guide to Artificial Knee Replacement popular

Location: http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/knee/artificial-joint-replacement-of-the-knee.html

A painful knee can severely affect your ability to lead a full active life. Over the last twenty five years, major advancements in artificial knee replacement have improved the outcome of the surgery greatly. This Patient's Guide discusses the Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, The Artificial Knee, The Operation, Rehabilitation, and Complications. Highly Reputable
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Knee Replacement

Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Knee-Replacement.html

Definition Knee replacement is a procedure in which the surgeon removes damaged or diseased parts of the patient's knee joint and replaces them with new artificial parts. The operation itself is called knee arthroplasty. Arthroplasty comes from two Greek words, arthros or joint and plassein, "to form or shape." The artificial... Expert
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Knee Replacement Info

Location: http://web.archive.org/web/20040929080448/http://www.knee-replacement-info.com/

A rich source of information for patients who are considering knee replacement surgery.
Web Archive copy last posted 2004
Website provided by Smith and Nephew, a manufacturer of orthopaedic implants Commercial
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Knee Revision Surgery

Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Knee-Revision-Surgery.html

Definition Knee revision surgery, which is also known as revision total knee arthroplasty, is a procedure in which the surgeon removes a previously implanted artificial knee joint, or prosthesis, and replaces it with a new prosthesis. Knee revision surgery may also involve the use of bone grafts. The bone graft may... Expert
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Live Webcast on Joint Replacement Surgery

Location: http://www.patientpower.info/uw

Webcast--Patient Power—

“The Latest in Joint Replacement Surgery”

Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 6:00 pm Pacific

WHAT: Webcast – UW Medicine presents…“Patient Power” with Andrew Schorr

As we age, arthritis and joint pain can get in the way of our favorite activities like hiking, tennis and golf. Luckily, orthopedic surgeons are performing innovative and...
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MIS Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Joint Replacement Surgery

Location: http://www.bonesmart.org/mis_robotics.php

Joint replacement surgery with the aid of a Navigation System helps improve the results of your procedure. The System empowers surgeons to accurately fit new implant components specifically to the anatomy of the body
Bonesmart is a non-profit organization supported by selected clinics and suppliers of orthopaedic implants and by contributions...
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Total Partial knee Replacement Surgery

Location: http://www.bonesmart.org/knee_replacement.php

A total knee replacement replaces your diseased knee joint and eliminates the damaged bearing surfaces that are causing you pain. The design of the implant offers you renewed stability and minimizes the wear process. Overall there are three benefits from your knee replacement:
1. Elimination of pain
2. Improved motion
3. Minimum wear...
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Total Knee Replacement Information popular

Location: http://www.kneereplacementinfo.com/knee-total-replacement.html

Excellent information about total knee replacement surgery from KneeReplacementInfo.com
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Admission to the Hospital

Location: http://www.hipsandknees.com/knee/hospadmt.htm

Everything a patient with knee arthritis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total knee replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design materials, and long te
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Allowable Activities After Knee Replacement

Location: http://hipsandknees.com/knee/afterkneereplacement.htm

Everything a patient with knee arthritis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total knee replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design materials, and long te Expert
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Anatomy of the Normal Knee Joint

Location: http://hipsandknees.com/knee/kneeanatomy.htm

Everything a patient with knee arthritis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total knee replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design materials, and long te Expert
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Arthritis of the Knee Joint

Location: http://hipsandknees.com/knee/index.html

Everything a patient with knee arthritis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total knee replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design materials, and long te Expert
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Blood Transfusion for Total Knee Replacement

Location: http://hipsandknees.com/knee/blood.htm

Everything a patient with knee arthritis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total knee replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design materials, and long te Expert
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