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2. Orthotics - Wikipedia

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   Knee-ankle-foot orthosis for the treatment of patients e.g. with paraplegia after spinal cord injury, poliomyelitis or multiple sclerosis. Designation of the orthosis according to the body parts included in the orthosis fitting: knee, ankle and foot, English abbreviation: KAFO for knee-ankle-foot orthoses.

3. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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   Orthopedic implant example seen with X-ray. An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. [1] The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage. [2]

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 ...

5. List of orthopaedic eponyms - Wikipedia

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   Gustilo open fracture classification; Haruguchi classification; Hawkin's classification; Herbert classification; Herscovici classification; Ideberg classification; Jupiter and Mehne classification; Lauge-Hansen classification; Le Fort fracture of skull; Loder classification; Mayfield classification; Milch classification; Neer classification ...

6. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   This treatment should be incorporated with traditional physical therapy in the postoperative acute setting. [72] Cryotherapy or 'cold therapy' is recommended after surgery for pain relief and to limit swelling of the knee. Knee edema appears in the hours or days following the operation. It reaches its maximum level 3 to 8 days after the surgery.

7. The best knee braces of 2024 - AOL

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   Short of custom braces, there are plenty of affordable options to remedy knee instability and improve painful areas as you recover from surgeries. But don’t just pick a random knee brace online.