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2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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   Hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic operations, though patient satisfaction varies widely. Approximately 58% of total hip replacements are estimated to last 25 years. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and about $7,700 to $12,000 in most European countries.

3. Bioceramic - Wikipedia

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   Bioceramic. A porous bioceramic granule of an orthobiologic calcium composition manufactured by Cam Bioceramics. Bioceramics and bioglasses are ceramic materials that are biocompatible. [1] Bioceramics are an important subset of biomaterials. [2] [3] Bioceramics range in biocompatibility from the ceramic oxides, which are inert in the body, to ...

4. Metallosis - Wikipedia

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   Metallosis. Metallosis is the medical condition involving deposition and build-up of metal debris in the soft tissues of the body. [1] Metallosis has been known to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements, abrade against one another. [1] Metallosis has also been observed in some patients either ...

5. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources. [1] [2] It may also be performed for other knee diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

6. Paulina Porizkova is having hip replacement surgery at 58 ...

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   As Verywell Health explains, a hip replacement can be either total (in which a portion of the pelvis and the head of the thigh bone are removed by an orthopedic surgeon and replaced with implants ...

7. 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 ...