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2. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement referrals are often blocked if a person is overweight because it is believed they may benefit less from surgery. However, knee replacements have been found to reduce pain and improve function, regardless of people's weight. After 10 years, most people did not need repeat surgery.

3. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a surgical procedure used to relieve arthritis in one of the knee compartments in which the damaged parts of the knee are replaced. UKA surgery may reduce post-operative pain and have a shorter recovery period than a total knee replacement procedure, [1] [2] particularly in people over 75 years of age ...

4. Understanding What Medicare Covers for Knee Replacement Surgery

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   Knee replacement surgery is a complex surgery, and there are many different types. Doctors must also consider factors like: your age. your general health. other health conditions you have.

5. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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   Joint replacement is considered as a treatment when severe joint pain or dysfunction is not alleviated by less-invasive therapies. Joint replacement surgery is often indicated from various joint diseases, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. [citation needed] Joint replacement has become more common, mostly with knee and hip ...

6. Why Olympian Lindsey Vonn Decided to Get a Knee Replacement

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   Lindsey Vonn decided to have knee replacement surgery after sustaining several injuries throughout her career. “After a lot of thought, research and talking to many many doctors, I made the ...

7. Orthopedic surgery - Wikipedia

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   As well as the standard total knee replacement surgery, the unicompartmental knee replacement, in which only one weight-bearing surface of an arthritic knee is replaced, may be performed, [25] but it bears a significant risk of revision surgery. [26] Joint replacements are used for other joints, most commonly the hip [27] or shoulder. [28] A ...