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2. William H. Harris (orthopaedic surgeon) - Wikipedia

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   Massachusetts General Hospital. Sub-specialties. total hip replacement. Website. williamhharris .technoir .net. William H. Harris, is an American orthopaedic surgeon, Founder and Director Emeritus of the Massachusetts General Hospital Harris Orthopaedics Laboratory, [1] and creator of the Advances in Arthroplasty course held annually since 1970.

3. 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 ...

4. Osteotomy - Wikipedia

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   Osteotomy is one method to relieve pain of arthritis, especially of the hip and knee. It is being replaced by joint replacement in the older patient. Due to the serious nature of this procedure, recovery may be extensive. Careful consultation with a physician is important in order to ensure proper planning during a recovery phase.

5. Minimally invasive hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. orthopedic. [ edit on Wikidata] Minimally invasive hip resurfacing (MIS) is a total or partial hip surgery that can be carried out through an incision of less than 10 cm (4 inches) without imparting great forces on the anatomy or compromising component positioning. [1] The modified posterior MIS approach to hip resurfacing and total ...

6. Phemister graft - Wikipedia

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   Phemister graft. A Phemister graft is a type of bone graft which uses bone tissue harvested from the patient to treat slow-healing, or delayed union bone fractures. [1] Thus, it is a form of autotransplantation. Typically, the tissue used in the graft is cancellous bone harvested from the patient's Iliac crest and laid in strips across the ...

7. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Arthroplasty (literally " [re-]forming of joint ") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure. It is an elective procedure that is done to relieve pain and restore function to the joint after damage by arthritis or some ...