Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the operative establishment of an artificial joint in cases of ankylosis.
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- noun surgery The
surgical repair of ajoint , or creation of anartificial joint, such as ahip replacement.
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- noun surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
Etymologies
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Joint replacement, also known as arthroplasty, is considered by many to be one of the most successful medical innovations of the 20th century.
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This surgery is also know as arthroplasty, a very common procedure performed to thousands each year in the United States.
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Joint replacement, also known as arthroplasty, is considered by many to be one of the most successful medical innovations of the 20th century.
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The orthopaedic literature regarding sports and total joint replacement (also known as arthroplasty) is not extensive, and high-quality, objective, evidence-based information is lacking.
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Japan lags, though, in terms of invasive surgery; Japanese patients are much less apt than Americans to have operations such as arthroplasty, transplant, or heart bypass.
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Title: Effect of a walking skill training programme in patients who have undergone total hip arthroplasty – with follow-up one year after surgery
Losing Baby Fat Lowers Heart Risks Later Ann Lukits 2011
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Studies have shown many patients never regain walking and muscle function after a hip arthroplasty.
Losing Baby Fat Lowers Heart Risks Later Ann Lukits 2011
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In one case, a patient's entire knee arthroplasty site became infected after the patient's dog licked a small wound on the third toe of the leg that had been operated on.
Sophia Yin: Can Sleeping With Your Pet Make You Sick? Sophia Yin 2011
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In one case, a patient's entire knee arthroplasty site became infected after the patient's dog licked a small wound on the third toe of the leg that had been operated on.
Sophia Yin: Can Sleeping With Your Pet Make You Sick? Sophia Yin 2011
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Nor does the decision somehow vindicate this process: Since 2006, it has prohibited coverage for or imposed restrictive conditions on drug-coated cardiac stents, knee replacements for osteoarthritis, ultrasounds for pregnant women, infusion pumps for chronic pain medication, lumbar fusion back surgery, hip resurfacing arthroplasty and others.
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