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2. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement. 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.

3. Autologous chondrocyte implantation - Wikipedia

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   Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI, ATC code M09AX02 (WHO)) is a biomedical treatment that repairs damages in articular cartilage. ACI provides pain relief while at the same time slowing down the progression or considerably delaying partial or total joint replacement (knee replacement) surgery. ACI procedures aim to provide complete ...

4. Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis - Wikipedia

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   Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis. Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) is a treatment for articular cartilage damage. It combines microfracture surgery with the application of a bi-layer collagen I/III membrane. There is tentative short to medium term benefits as of 2017. [1] The initialism AMIC, often used as a genericized ...

5. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   81.54. [edit on Wikidata] 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 ...

6. Femoropopliteal bypass - Wikipedia

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   Vascular surgery. [edit on Wikidata] Popliteal bypass surgery, more commonly known as femoropopliteal bypass (FPB, fem-pop, etc.) or more generally as lower extremity bypass surgery, is a surgical procedure used to treat diseased leg arteries above or below the knee. [1] It is used as a medical intervention to salvage limbs that are at risk of ...

7. How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis ...

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   So take a walk, do some wall sits, or sit in a chair and stand up 10 times without using your arms to push yourself up, Miller said. Just keep moving. “Our rule for osteoarthritis patients is ...