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  2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi(half) replacement.

  3. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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    ICD-9-CM. 81.5, 81.8. MeSH. D019643. [ edit on Wikidata] Joint replacement is a procedure of orthopedic surgery known also as arthroplasty, in which an arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with an orthopedic prosthesis. Joint replacement is considered as a treatment when severe joint pain or dysfunction is not alleviated by less ...

  4. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A prosthesis is a functional replacement for an amputated or congenitally malformed or missing limb. Prosthetists are responsible for the prescription, design, and management of a prosthetic device. In most cases, the prosthetist begins by taking a plaster cast of the patient's affected limb.

  5. Stress shielding - Wikipedia

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    Stress shielding. Stress shielding is the reduction in bone density ( osteopenia) as a result of removal of typical stress from the bone by an implant (for instance, the femoral component of a hip prosthesis ). [1] This is because by Wolff's law, [2] bone in a healthy person or animal remodels in response to the loads it is placed under.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Bone cement - Wikipedia

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    Bone cement. Bone cements have been used very successfully to anchor artificial joints ( hip joints, knee joints, shoulder and elbow joints) for more than half a century. Artificial joints (referred to as prostheses) are anchored with bone cement. The bone cement fills the free space between the prosthesis and the bone and plays the important ...

  8. One Way MAKO Surgical Could Quadruple - AOL

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    So what's the problem? However, surgeons can currently only perform two different types of procedures using MAKO's system -- partial knee replacements and total hip arthroplasty.

  9. Bone grafting - Wikipedia

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    A surgeon places a bone graft into position during a limb salvage. Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone in order to repair bone fractures that are extremely complex, pose a significant health risk to the patient, or fail to heal properly. Some small or acute fractures can be cured without bone grafting, but the risk ...

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