Sentences with phrase «partial knee replacement surgery»

Partial knee replacement surgery is safer than total knee replacement, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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.

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Cut arthritis off at the knees: With partial - replacement surgery, the joint is jumpin» again BY Katie Charles DAILY NEWS WRITER...

Although the risk of life - threatening complications from knee replacement surgery is very small, people who undergo total knee replacement are four times more likely to die in the first month after surgery compared to those who have partial knee replacement, and 15 per cent more likely to die in the first eight years.

«To put the risks in perspective, if 100 patients had a partial knee rather than a total knee replacement there would be one fewer death and three more re-operations in the first four years after surgery.»

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A plaintiff who alleges she sought a partial knee replacement with a Makoplasty but was «blocked» by defendant physician and medical practice from making an appointment for surgery has her pro se suit dismissed by the Norfolk Circuit Court.