Partial Knee Replacement Pain
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty; Unicondylar knee replacement; Arthroplasty - unicompartmental knee
Expectations after surgery
Most patients have a rapid recovery and have considerably less pain than they did before surgery.
Convalescence
Most patients go home the day after surgery (unlike the 3 or 4 days required by a total knee replacement). You can put your full weight on your knee immediately. There is usually less rehabilitation or physical therapy...
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Learning How To Kneel After A Partial Knee Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
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A Robot's View of ACL Function in Partial Knee Replacement
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Results of Knee Replacement after Femoral Osteotomy
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Knee Surgery -- Knee Replacement due to arthritis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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