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  2. Inside Patrick Kane’s hip resurfacing surgery — and why it’s ...

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    "Rather than a total hip replacement at such a young age, resurfacing is a great alternative. It's done for basically arthritis, or where the cartilage is worn down to the point that a patient has ...

  3. Articular cartilage repair - Wikipedia

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    Articular cartilage repair treatment involves the repair of the surface of the articular joint 's hyaline cartilage, though these solutions do not perfectly restore the articular cartilage. These treatments have been shown to have positive results for patients who have articular cartilage damage. They can provide some measure of pain relief ...

  4. Minimally invasive hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Conventional hip resurfacing today. Conventional hip resurfacing techniques were created as an alternative to total hip replacement, whereby only the diseased cartilage and a small surrounding area of the femur are removed, to be replaced with new surfaces.

  5. Hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum (pelvis socket), replacing the articulating surfaces of the ...

  6. Microfracture surgery - Wikipedia

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    Microfracture surgery is an articular cartilage repair surgical technique that works by creating tiny fractures in the underlying bone. This causes new cartilage to develop from a so-called super-clot. The surgery is quick (typically lasting between 30 and 90 minutes), minimally invasive, and can have a significantly shorter recovery time than ...

  7. Articular cartilage damage - Wikipedia

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    Articular cartilage damage is often the cause of severe pain, knee swelling, substantial reduction in mobility and severe restrictions to one's activities. Over the last decades, however, research has focused on regenerating damaged joints. These regenerative procedures are believed to delay osteoarthritis of injuries on the articular cartilage ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Femoroacetabular impingement - Wikipedia

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    Click image to see video illustration of the three types. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition involving one or more anatomical abnormalities of the hip joint, which is a ball and socket joint. [1] It is a common cause of hip pain and discomfort in young and middle-aged adults. [2]

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