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2. Knee arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement is the most definitive treatment for osteoarthritis-related symptoms and disability. [ 10 ] [ 7 ] It is a type of arthroplasty , and may involve either a partial or total replacement with a prosthesis.

3. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources. [ 1][ 2] It may also be performed for other knee diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

4. Osteoarthritis - Wikipedia

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   Osteoarthritis ( OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone. [ 5][ 6] It is believed to be the fourth leading cause of disability in the world, affecting 1 in 7 adults in the United States alone. [ 7] The most common symptoms are joint pain and stiffness. [ 1]

5. Knee cartilage replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   The human body's own cartilage is still the best material for lining knee joints. This drives efforts to develop ways of using a person's own cells to grow, or re-grow cartilage tissue to replace missing or damaged cartilage. One cell-based replacement technique is called autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) or autologous chondrocyte ...

6. 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 ...

7. Why The Knee Pain Relief Industry Is Becoming ... - AOL

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   But before the fitness legend tweeted news of her surgery, all those injured and weakening joints were making knee replacements more popular. The knee-replacement industry generates nearly 800,000 ...