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Health Encyclopedia: Degenerative Joint Disease
Article updated and reviewed by Stephen Burnett, MD, FRCS(C), Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine on July 11, 2005.
A degeneration or ‘wear and tear’ of articular (joint surface) cartilage usually accompanied by an overgrowth of bone (osteophytes), narrowing of the joint space,...
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Unicompartmental Knee Replacement: Is It Cost-Effective?
Source: eOrthopod
Sometimes people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee only need part of the joint replaced. Instead of a total knee replacement (TKR), they get a... Read more »
Total Knee Replacement: Cutting Costs without Cutting Care
Source: eOrthopod
Total knee replacement is a popular kind of surgery--and for good reason. This surgery successfully relieves pain and improves function in arthritic... Read more »
Comparing the Cost of Total Knee Replacements Around the World
Source: eOrthopod
Total knee replacement (TKR) is the most common joint replacement surgery now. More TKRs are done than even total hip replacements. As the number of... Read more »
I've heard that the United States has the highest cost for surgeries like total hip or total knee replacements.
Source: eOrthopod
I've heard that the United States has the highest cost for surgeries like total hip or total knee replacements. Why is that?Comparing the cost of... Read more »
I heard that shoulder replacements are rare compared to hip or knee replacements.
Source: eOrthopod
I heard that shoulder replacements are rare compared to hip or knee replacements. Since I'm thinking of having a shoulder replacement operation, I'm... Read more »
How does a doctor decide what type of replacement to use when you go for a knee replacement?
Source: eOrthopod
How does a doctor decide what type of replacement to use when you go for a knee replacement?There are many types of implants a doctor can choose from... Read more »
Cost and Effectiveness of Home-Based Rehab After Joint Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
The hospital stay after a total hip or total knee replacement has been shortened by almost half. To make up the difference in care, outpatient... Read more »
My father had to have his total knee replacement taken out and replaced a second time.
Source: eOrthopod
My father had to have his total knee replacement taken out and replaced a second time. Does this happen very often?The rate of revision surgery for... Read more »
I have a unicompartmental knee replacement in the left knee.
Source: eOrthopod
I have a unicompartmental knee replacement in the left knee. The operation was done with an open incision. Now I need the same operation on the right... Read more »
I'm looking into knee replacements. I know I need at least a unicompartmental implant.
Source: eOrthopod
I'm looking into knee replacements. I know I need at least a unicompartmental implant. I could have a total knee replacement. How much of a cost... Read more »
Knee Joint Replacement Takes Center Stage
Source: eOrthopod
People needing both knees replaced can have both done at the same time (one-stage). Or they can enter the hospital two separate times (two-stage).... Read more »
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Good Choice for Low-Demand Patients
Source: eOrthopod
Improvements in joint replacements have made it possible to have a unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR). Instead of replacing the entire joint... Read more »
I had a unicompartmental knee joint replacement last year.
Source: eOrthopod
I had a unicompartmental knee joint replacement last year. That means they only replaced the inside half of my left knee. I thought it was going to... Read more »
Total Knee Replacements: One at a Time, or Both Together?
Source: eOrthopod
If you have arthritis in both knees and need both joints replaced, should you have them done one at a time or both at the same time? This debate goes... Read more »
I've met more and more younger adults who have a knee replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
I've met more and more younger adults who have a knee replacement. I thought you had to be older before anyone would consider giving you a joint... Read more »
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