Sentences with phrase «knee revision surgery»

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A study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a total hip or knee replacement can reduce in - hospital and 90 - day postoperative complications and improve patient health, but it does not reduce the risk of needing a revision sSurgery (HSS) finds that in morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a total hip or knee replacement can reduce in - hospital and 90 - day postoperative complications and improve patient health, but it does not reduce the risk of needing a revision ssurgery performed prior to a total hip or knee replacement can reduce in - hospital and 90 - day postoperative complications and improve patient health, but it does not reduce the risk of needing a revision surgerysurgery.

Because of the higher revision rate of partial knee replacement surgery, which is traditionally regarded as the most important factor to determine the choice of implant, its use in the treatment of end - stage osteoarthritis is controversial, with only about 7,000 being performed annually in the UK.

If you needed surgery to replace your artificial knee, talk to your doctor to know what caused the need for the revision surgery.

In 2010, reports disclosed that approximately 9 % of people with the Zimmer NexGen CR - Flex Porous Femoral component knee replacement required a revision surgery within two years.

If your Zimmer knee device fails you will most likely require revision surgery which is much more evasive and complicated than the initial knee replacement surgery.