total knee arthroplasty

  • 1total knee arthroplasty (TKA) — arthroplasty of both sides of the knee joint, with tibial, patellar, and femoral components …

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  • 2Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty — 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… …

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  • 3total joint arthroplasty — (TJA) arthroplasty in which both sides of a joint are removed and replaced by artificial implants anchored to the bones; the most common joints treated are the hip, knee, elbow, and shoulder. Called also total joint replacement …

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  • 4Knee replacement — Knee replacement, or knee arthroplasty, is a common surgical procedure most often performed to relieve the pain and disability from degenerative arthritis, most commonly osteoarthritis, but other arthritides as well. [ cite… …

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  • 5Oxford knee score — The Oxford Knee Score (OKS) is a Patient Reported Outcome questionnaire that was developed to specifically assess the patient s perspective of outcome following Total Knee Arthroplasty. The OKS has subsequently been validated for use in assessing …

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  • 6Knee osteoarthritis — is a degenerative disease of the knee joint. It is more common in people older than 40 years. Women have greater chance to be affected.[citation needed] Contents 1 Signs and symptoms 2 Causes 3 …

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  • 7arthroplasty — 1. Creation of an artificial joint to correct advanced degenerative arthritis, 2. An operation to restore as far as possible the integrity and functional power of a joint. [arthro + G. plastos, formed] Charnley hip a. a form of total hip …

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  • 8TKA — total knee arthroplasty; transketolase activity; trochanter, knee, ankle * * * total knee arthroplasty …

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  • 9TKA — • total knee arthroplasty; • transketolase activity; • trochanter, knee, ankle …

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