Knee joint replacement is surgery to replace a knee joint with an artificial joint. The artificial joint is called a prosthesis.

See also: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Total knee replacement; Knee arthroplasty; Knee replacement - total; Tricompartmental knee replacement; Subastus knee replacement; Knee replacement - minimally invasive; Knee arthroplasty - minimally invasive

Knee joint replacement surgery involves removing damaged cartilage and bone in the knee joint. Man-made (artificial) pieces, called prostheses, are then placed in the knee.

You will not feel any pain during the surgery because you will receive anesthesia. You will have one of these two types of anesthesia:

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Knee joint replacement prosthesis

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Review Date: 12/20/2010
Reviewed By: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)