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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. Rotationplasty - Wikipedia

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   Rotationplasty allows the use of the knee joint, whereas amputation would result in loss of that joint. Therefore, it provides a better attachment point and range of motion for a prosthetic limb. As a result, children who have had rotationplasty can play sports, run, climb, and do more than would be possible with a jointless prosthetic.

4. Computer-generated imagery - Wikipedia

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   For instance, in total knee replacement, the construction of a detailed patient-specific model can be used to carefully plan the surgery. [20] These three-dimensional models are usually extracted from multiple CT scans of the appropriate parts of the patient's own anatomy.

5. 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 ...

6. American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her ...

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   But the broken arms and legs, concussions and torn knee ligaments took too big a toll and sent her into retirement. Last April, she had surgery for a partial knee replacement. She felt good enough ...

7. 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 ...