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Hip and Knee Prostheses
Knee and hip replacement is a treatment for osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease that causes the breakdown of a joint’s cartilage. As with all other medical devices prostheses must be approved or cleared by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA.) This often requires that new devices undergo clinical trial. Advancements in surgery and improvements in the construction of prostheses have made knee and hip replacement more effective and commonplace. However, there are still risks associated with the procedure. Past incidents have shown that potential problems with new prostheses are not always discovered during clinical trials. Any prostheses may result in nerve damage, joint dislocation or breakage and wearing out or loosening of the joint over time.
Hip and Knee Procedures on the Increase
General advancements in surgery and prostheses, combined with a lack of medicines for osteoarthritis, have caused doctors to perform more hip and knee replacements recently. Although the... read more
Hip and Knee Prostheses
A prosthesis is an artificial replacement of or substitute for a part of the body. Prostheses may be removable or may be permanently implanted. A... read more
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