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2. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement surgery can be performed as a partial or a total knee replacement. [3] In general, the surgery consists of replacing the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion of the knee.

3. Talk:Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   In Pre-operative preparation: "weight loss surgery before a knee replacement does not appear to change outcomes." In Risks: "There is increased risk of complications for obese people going through total knee replacement. The morbidly obese should be advised to lose weight before surgery and, if medically eligible, would probably benefit from ...

4. 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 ...

5. Understanding What Medicare Covers for Knee Replacement Surgery

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   Medicare covers knee replacement surgery if it is medically necessary. You will still have to pay out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles, copays, and coinsurance. If you need knee replacement ...

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. Whether you need surgery after a knee injury is ... - AOL

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   Most of the time, if the MCL or LCL are torn as an isolated injury, they can heal without surgery, providing there is a period of long leg bracing followed by a rehab program.

8. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   For the last 45 years, [when?] the most successful and common form of arthroplasty is the surgical replacement of arthritic or destructive or necrotic joint or joint surface with a prosthesis. [medical citation needed] For example, a hip joint that is affected by osteoarthritis may be replaced entirely (total hip arthroplasty) with a prosthetic ...

9. Knee cartilage replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Stem cells enable surgeons to grow replacement cartilage, which gives the new tissue greater growth potential. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] While there are few long-term studies as of 2018, a history of knee problems [ 13 ] and body weight are factors for how well the procedure will work.