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2. 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 ...

3. Hip replacement (animal) - Wikipedia

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   Hip replacement is a surgical procedure performed in dogs and cats as a salvage procedure, to alleviate severe pain in the hip due to, for example, hip dysplasia or irreparable bone fracture. [1] [2] The procedure replaces the head of the femur and the acetabulum with prosthetic implants. [1] Because animals under about 40 pounds (18 kg) carry ...

4. Philip D. Wilson Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Philip Duncan Wilson Jr. (1920–2016) was an orthopedic surgeon who brought total hip replacement surgery to the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1967. He started at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1948, and served as the Surgeon-in-Chief from 1972 to 1989. [1] He served as the President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in ...

5. Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery or computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery (sometimes abbreviated as CAOS [1]) is a discipline where computer technology is applied pre-, intra- and/or post-operatively to improve the outcome of orthopedic surgical procedures. [2] [3] Although records show that it has been implemented since the 1990s, [4] CAOS ...

6. Tim Briggs (surgeon) - Wikipedia

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   Tim Briggs (surgeon) Professor Timothy William Roy Briggs, CBE FRCS (born December 1957) is an orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH), chairman of the Federation of Specialist Hospitals, Chair of the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance and a former president of the British Orthopaedic Association .

7. 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 ...