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Journal of Health Education Research & Development

ISSN: 2380-5439

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Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty is a surgical measure to restore the function of a joint. A joint can be restored by recur the bones. An artificial joint (called a prosthesis) may also be used.Various categorize of arthritis may affect the joints. Osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease, is a loss of the cartilage or cushion in a joint, and is the most common reason for arthroplasty.In resection arthroplasty, the orthopedic surgeon removes a minimal approximate of tissue surrounding the joint in an attempt to restore joint function. This may be profitably as a first surgical treatment or interpositional arthroplasty can be done. All along interpositional arthroplasty the joint is surgically transmute and, to bring more contact between the sides of the joint, a material (such as metal, plastic, ceramic or the patient’s own soft tissue) is locate at the site where the joint articulates .

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