Hip & Knee
- Normal hip anatomy
- Total hip replacement
- Hip resurfacing
- Revision hip replacement
- Normal Knee Anatomy
- Total knee replacement
- Uni knee
- Knee arthroscopy
Hips
Normal anatomy of the hip joint
How does the hip joint work?
Find out more in this web based movie.
Total Hip Replacement (THR)
Total Hip Replacement (THR) procedure replaces all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device (prosthesis) to eliminate pain and restore joint movement.
Find out more about Total Hip Replacement (THR) with the following links.
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Hip Resurfacing
Hip Resurfacing or bone conserving procedure replaces the acetabulum (hip socket) and resurfaces the femoral head. This means the femoral head has some or very little bone removed and replaced with the metal component. This spares the femoral canal. Find out more about Hip Resurfacing from the following options.
Find out more about Hip Resurfacing with the following links.
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Revision hip replacement
This maybe because part or all of your previous hip replacement needs to be revised. This operation varies from very minor adjustments to massive operations replacing significant amounts of bone and hence is difficult to describe in full.
Find out more about Revision Hip Replacement with the following links.
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Knee
Normal anatomy of the Knee Joint
How does the Knee joint work?
Find out more in this web based movie.
Total Knee Replacement (TKR).
A total knee replacement (TKR) or total knee arthroplasty is a surgery that resurfaces an arthritic knee joint with an artificial metal or plastic replacement parts called the ‘prostheses'.
Find out more about Total Knee Replacement with the following links.
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Uni condylar knee replacement.
This simply means that only a part of the knee joint is replaced through a smaller incision than would normally be used for a total knee replacement. The knee joint is made up of 3 compartments, the patellofemoral and medial and lateral compartments between the femur and tibia (i.e. the long bones of the leg). Often only one of these compartments wears out, usually the medial one. If you have symptoms and X-ray findings suggestive of this then you may be suitable for this procedure.
Find out more about Unicondylar Knee Replacement with the following links.
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Arthroscopy of the knee joint.
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which an arthroscope
is inserted into a
joint. Arthroscopy is a term that comes from two Greek words,
arthro-, meaning joint, and -skopein, meaning to examine.
The benefits of arthroscopy involve smaller incisions, faster
healing, a more
rapid recovery, and less scarring. Arthroscopic surgical
procedures are often performed on an outpatient basis and the
patient is able to return home on
the same day.
Find out more about Knee Arthroscopy from the following
links.
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