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arthroplasty
(redirected from total joint arthroplasty)

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arthroplasty [ˈɑːθrəˌplæstɪ]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical repair of a diseased joint
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Noun1.arthroplasty - surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated jointarthroplasty - surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
arthrodesis - the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"


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It offers spinal surgery, total joint arthroplasty, revision total joint arthroplasty, limb deformity correction, non-union surgery, foot deformity surgery, treatment for neuromuscular disorders, orthopedic pediatric surgery and sports medicine.
It also offers total joint arthroplasty, revision total joint arthroplasty, limb lengthening and limb deformity correction, infective non-union surgery, foot deformities, neuromuscular disorders, sports medicine and ancillary services.
Stickles B, Phillips L, Brox WT, Owens B, Lanzer WL (2001) Defining the relationship between obesity and total joint arthroplasty.
 
 
 
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