total knee arthroplasty https://kneesforyou.com Sat, 14 Jan 2017 20:18:18 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.3 What is a Total Knee Replacement /what-is-a-total-knee-replacement/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:52:35 +0000 https://surfacehippy.info/kfy.com/?p=110 A total knee replacement is a surgical procedure whereby the diseased knee joint is replaced with artificial material. The knee is a hinge joint which provides motion at the point where the thigh meets the lower leg. The thigh bone (or femur) abuts the large bone of the lower leg … Read the Rest

]]> Types of Knee Replacement Devices /types-of-knee-replacement-devices/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:43:33 +0000 https://surfacehippy.info/kfy.com/?p=127 In 1947, Shiers, a British Orthopaedic Surgeon, developed the first true knee joint replacement, which was a simple hinge joint, pivoting around a central pin. From this early design, other types of knee prostheses evolved, but they all functioned in much the same way as a basic hinge joint, with … Read the Rest

]]> Limb lengthening common TKR /limb-lengthening-common-tkr/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:43:16 +0000 https://surfacehippy.info/kfy.com/?p=100 April 2008

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients typically experience an increase in limb length after undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to a study presented here…

…Jason E. Lang, MD, and colleagues investigated changes in limb length occurring after TKA performed in 102 knees of 98 patients…

…Overall, 82 of the 102 … Read the Rest

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