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2. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   1250275. [ edit on Wikidata] 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 ...

3. How 1 woman lost 80 pounds and avoided a knee replacement ...

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   Mitchell, now 68, knew she needed to do something about the pain. She found out that if she lost 10 or 12 pounds, she would qualify for knee replacement surgery. “I thought, ‘I can lose 10 ...

4. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 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 ...

5. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   After surgery with preventive treatment, VTE develops in about 10 of 1000 people after total or partial knee replacement, and in about 5 of 1000 after total or partial hip replacement. [171] About 400,000 Americans develop an initial VTE each year, with 100,000 deaths or more attributable to PE. [ 169 ]

6. Does Medicare cover knee replacement surgery? - AOL

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   The average patient's out-of-pocket cost for a knee replacement or hip replacement is about $2,000. “If a patient has the procedure in a hospital and stays in the hospital as an inpatient ...

7. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   81.85. [ edit on Wikidata] Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery, is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or with one from a deceased donor. The procedure is common among collegiate ...