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Knee replacement

Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. It is most commonly performed for osteoarthritis, but it can also be used for other knee diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In people with severe deformity from…

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eMedicine
1250275
ICD-10-PCS
0SRD0JZ
ICD-9-CM
81.54
MedlinePlus
002974
MeSH
D019645
Other names
Knee arthroplasty

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Overview

History

Medical uses

Pre-operative preparation

Technique

Controversies

Risks

Post-operative evaluation

Post-operative rehabilitation and follow-up

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Knee replacement

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples105
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
Components1

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Knee replacement

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related to Pre-operative preparation · 10
Knee replacement → AP, Full-length, Hip-knee-shaft, HKA, HKS, It, Such, To, Two, X-rays
related to Partial knee replacement · 9
Knee replacement → Advantages, Many, Most, Persons, The, There, TKA, UKA, Unicompartmental
related to Post-operative evaluation · 9
Knee replacement → Anterior, FFC, FTC, Hip-knee-ankle, HKA, It, Knee, LTC, X-ray
related to Augmented reality-assisted surgery · 8
Knee replacement → Approaches, AR, Augmented, CT-based, Early, In, Some, TKA
related to Risks · 8
Knee replacement → Deep, Nerve, Persistent, Prosthesis, Risk, Risks, The, There
related to Technology · 8
Knee replacement → In, Robotic-assisted, Short-term, Similarly, These, Traditionally, Using, While
related to Deep vein thrombosis · 7
Knee replacement → AAOS, According, Although, American Academy, Orthopedic Surgeons, Some, This
related to Medical uses · 6
Knee replacement → Knee, Pain, Physical, Severe, Similarly, Total
related to Loss of motion · 5
Knee replacement → In, Most, Much, The, There
related to Cemented or cementless · 4
Knee replacement → Cemented, However, The, There

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knee surgery replacement may pain total joint used arthroplasty patella patients femoral motion performed risk replacements prosthesis tibial component range

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Knee replacementeMedicine12502751.00infobox
Knee replacementICD-10-PCS0SRD0JZ1.00infobox
Knee replacementICD-9-CM81.541.00infobox
Knee replacementMedlinePlus0029741.00infobox
Knee replacementMeSHD0196451.00infobox
Knee replacementOther namesKnee arthroplasty1.00infobox
warfarininstance ofMedications0.80text
aspirin will be stopped some days before surgery to reduce the amount of bleedinginstance ofMedications0.80text
patella fractureinstance ofSome surgeons believe it is not cost-effective routinely to resurface the kneecap and that routine patella resurfacing may lead to increased complications0.80text
aseptic looseninginstance ofand in fact the clinical presentation may overlap with other complications0.80text
paininstance ofand in fact the clinical presentation may overlap with other complications0.80text
pressure ulcersinstance ofEarly ambulation can decrease the risk of complications associated with immobilization0.80text

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