Hip and Knee Surgery
Hip Replacements
Total hip replacement is an operation that removes a diseased, worn native hip joint, and replaces it with an articulating prostheses (metal implants) to provide pain relief and restore function. The most common reason is osteoarthritis. Other causes include childhood hip disorders, fractures around the hip, avascular necrosis (loss …
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Knee replacement surgery is recommended to patients who have a degenerate, worn knee joint causing significant pain and disability. Often the pain is associated with joint stiffness and deformity. Most common cause for degeneration of a knee joint is osteoarthritis. Other causes include fractures, inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis, …
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Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive (“keyhole”) surgical procedure that allows direct inspection of the joint and its structures and treatment of several knee conditions. This is usually done as a day surgery procedure. Early assessment and management of sports knee injuries allows appropriate diagnosis and management of ligament injuries, …
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