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  2. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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    Hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), [11] which is an angle between the femoral mechanical axis and the center of the ankle joint. [12] It is normally between 1.0° and 1.5° of varus in adults. [13] The patient is to perform range-of-motion exercises, and hip, knee and ankle strengthening as directed daily.

  3. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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    Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure whereby a failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve.The aortic valve may need to be replaced because of aortic regurgitation (back flow), or if the valve is narrowed by stenosis.

  4. Oxford Hip Score - Wikipedia

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    The OHS is the most commonly used patient-reported hip specific measure available, because it can be completed anywhere. [7] The OHS and the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) were both adopted by the UK Department of Health for the assessment of hip and knee replacement operations carried out each year in National Health Service hospitals. The OHS and ...

  5. John Charnley - Wikipedia

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    Sir John Charnley, CBE, FRS [1] (29 August 1911 – 5 August 1982) was an English orthopaedic surgeon.He pioneered the hip replacement operation, [4] which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in the world, and created the "Wrightington centre for hip surgery".

  6. Medical tourism - Wikipedia

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    British NHS patients have been offered treatment in France to reduce waiting lists for hip, knee and cataract surgery since 2002. [125] France is a popular tourist destination but also ranked the world's leading health care system by the World Health Organization . [ 126 ]

  7. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines. Renal replacement therapy also includes kidney transplantation, which is the ultimate form of replacement in that the old kidney is replaced by a donor ...

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