Also called: Also called: Knee arthroplasty
Knee replacement is surgery for people with severe knee damage. Knee replacement can relieve pain and allow you to be more active. Your doctor may recommend it if you have knee pain and medicine and other treatments are not helping you anymore.
When you have a total knee replacement, the surgeon removes damaged cartilage and bone from the surface of your knee joint and replaces them with a man-made surface of metal and plastic. In a partial knee replacement, the surgeon only replaces one part of your knee joint. The surgery can cause scarring, blood clots and, rarely, infections. After a knee replacement, you will no longer be able to do certain activities, such as jogging and high-impact sports.
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Knee Replacement(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/kneereplacement/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/kneereplacementspanish/htm/index.htm
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Total Knee Replacement(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00389
Also available in Spanish http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=422&topcategory=Spanish
- Joint Replacement Surgery and You(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Joint_Replacement/default.asp
- Joint Surgery(American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/diseases_and_conditions/jointsurgery.asp?aud=pat
- Knee Replacement(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/knee-replacement/MY00091/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
- Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks(10/28/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70915.html
- Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement(10/03/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70037.html
- Activities After a Knee Replacement(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=275&topcategory=Knee
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Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00301
Also available in Spanish http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00494&return_link=0
- Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=281&topcategory=Knee
- Knee Implants(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00221
- Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=472&topcategory=Knee
- Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00372
- Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00220
- Your Joint Replacement: Urological Procedures & Antibiotics(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00383
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Knee Replacement(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/kneereplacement/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/kneereplacementspanish/htm/index.htm
- Computer-Assisted Partial Knee Replacement(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=166
- Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 5/02/2008 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/waf_1998/rnh.cfm?id=724
- Gender Specific Knee Replacement(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 11/27/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/bse_1886/rnh.cfm?id=666
- Minimally Invasive Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 4/18/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=517
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Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=250
Also available in Spanish http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-spanish/wrm_1462/rnh_sp.cfm
- Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement for Women(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 11/16/2006 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=353
- New Knee Revision Procedure(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 12/06/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/deo_2052/rnh.cfm?id=652
- Primary Knee Replacement Surgery: Greater Range of Motion While Sparing Healthy Bone Tissue(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 12/06/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/deo_2182/rnh.cfm?id=663
- State-of-the-Art Knee Replacement Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 1/22/2008 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/stm_2087/rnh.cfm?id=698
- Total Knee Arthoplasty(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 10/18/2006 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=356
- Total Knee Arthoplasty(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 6/14/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=604
- Total Knee Replacement for Women(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 9/14/2006 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=351
- Total Knee Replacement for Women(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program 10/16/2006 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=365
- Total Knee Replacement Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=306
- Total Knee Revision Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 10/25/2006 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=358
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Arthroplasty(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Arthroplasty%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Knee Replacement(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/intervention=knee+replacement
- Article: Lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty through a medial approach. Surgical technique. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18829933&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Athletic activity after total joint arthroplasty. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18829924&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Averaging different alignment axes improves femoral rotational alignment in computer-navigated... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18829906&tool=MedlinePlus
- Knee Replacement -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=arthroplasty,replacement,knee[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+review[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- AAHKS Doctor Locator(American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons) - http://www.aahks.org/members/public/memdir.cfm
- Find an Orthopaedist(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://www6.aaos.org/about/public/members.cfm
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - http://www.aaos.org/
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Also available in Spanish http://www.niams.nih.gov/Portal_En_Espanol/
- Knee Injuries and Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kneeinjuriesanddisorders.html
- Bones, Joints and Muscles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandmuscles.html
- Surgery and Rehabilitation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryandrehabilitation.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Knee Replacement is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Knee Replacement - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/kneereplacement.html