Joint replacement
Total hip arthroplasty (joint replacement).
The operation itself is called hip arthroplasty .
The procedure code for a total left knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) is CPT 27447. Total knee replacement surgery is needed to stop pain; it is most regularly completed on patients with osteoarthritis.
Alternative surgical approaches include replacing the entire shoulder joint with a prosthesis (total shoulder arthroplasty) or replacing the head of the humerus (hemiarthroplasty).
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.
Robert E. Booth has written: 'Total hip arthroplasty' -- subject(s): Arthroplasty, Hip Prothesis, Hip joint, Surgery, Total hip replacement
Arthroplasty is surgery performed to relieve pain and restore range of motion by realigning or reconstructing a dysfunctional joint.
Arthroplasty is pronounced are-thruh-plas-tee.
Mario Gandolfi has written: 'Artroprotesi di ginocchio' -- subject(s): Arthroplasty, Artificial joints, Knee, Surgery
It depends on what you need the surgery for. If you're not a physician, you should probably take your physician's advice; he went to school for 6-8 years just so he'd know the answers to questions like this.Common Knee Treatments and ProceduresKnee Replacement Surgery (Arthroplasty)Knee Ligament RepairKnee Abrasion ArthroplastyRunner's Knee (Patellofemoral Stress Syndrome)
Jeffrey N. Peck has written: 'Advances in small animal total joint replacement' -- subject(s): Pets, Veterinary Surgery, Surgery, Veterinary, Replacement Arthroplasty, Methods
An arthroplasty is the surgical repair or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.