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Arthritis
Alternate Names : Joint Inflammation
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- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Neurologic Disorders
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Knee Joint Replacement - Series: Indications
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The most common cause of knee damage requiring knee replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a degenerative disease of the bones of the knee which cause the surfaces of the knee joint to become irregular and rough, preventing smooth painless motion of the knee joint.
Knee joint replacement may be recommended for:
- knee osteoarthritis or arthritis, which causes knee pain that has failed to respond to conservative therapy (NSAID medication for 6 months or more)
- decreased knee function caused by arthritis
- inability to work because of knee pain
- inability to sleep through the night because of knee pain
- inability to walk more than 3 blocks because of knee pain
- loose knee prosthesis
- some knee fractures
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- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Hip Joint Replacement - Series
- Normal anatomy
- Indications
- Procedure, part 1
- Procedure, part 2
- Aftercare
- Knee Joint Replacement - Series
- Normal anatomy
- Indications
- Procedure
- Aftercare
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• Definition
• Arthritis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Arthritis Symptoms & Signs
• Arthritis Prevention
• Arthritis Diagnosis & Tests
• Arthritis Treatment
• Arthritis Prognosis
• Arthritis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
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• Acute Gouty Arthritis
• Adult Still's Disease
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Autoimmune Disorders
• Blastomycosis
• Chronic Gouty Arthritis
• Gonococcal Arthritis
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lyme Disease - Tertiary
• Non-Gonococcal (Septic) Bacterial Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Psoriasis
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Reiter's Syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
• Tuberculous Arthritis
• Viral Arthritis
Tests & Exams
• Joint X-Ray
Surgery & Procedures
• Knee Joint Replacement
Other Topics
• Broken Bone
• Chronic
• Fever
• Joint Pain
• Joint Swelling
• Physical Examination
• Weakness
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
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