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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. Syndesmosis procedure - Wikipedia

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   Syndesmosis procedure is one of the more than twenty bunion surgeries currently being performed. While the majority of bunion surgeries involve the breaking and shifting of bones (osteotomy procedures), [1] syndesmosis procedure [2] is one of few surgical techniques that use a soft-tissue or non-osteotomy (non-bone-breaking) approach to afford the same correction.

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 age ...

5. Whether you need surgery after a knee injury is ... - AOL

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   Most of the time, if the MCL or LCL are torn as an isolated injury, they can heal without surgery, providing there is a period of long leg bracing followed by a rehab program.

6. Arthrofibrosis - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] Arthrofibrosis can follow knee injury and knee surgeries like arthroscopic knee surgery or knee replacement. Scar tissue can cause structures of the knee to become contracted, restricting normal motion. Depending on the site of scarring, knee cap mobility and/or joint range of motion (i.e. flexion, extension, or both) may be affected. [6]

7. The Real Reason Your Knee Is Swollen, According to Doctors

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   When an infection gets into the knee joint, “the knee quickly becomes really swollen, red, and hot,” says Dr. Gladstone. If untreated, infection can affect the whole body, causing fevers and ...