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Total Joint Replacement: Lower Extremities †
Author(s) -
Fitzgerald Robert H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00232.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , joint arthroplasty , arthroplasty , deformity , arthroplasty replacement , total joint replacement , joint replacement , surgery , pain relief , total knee replacement , total hip replacement , joint (building) , physical therapy , architectural engineering , engineering
In experience with total joint replacement in the lower extremity, to date, total hip arthroplasty has been the most successful. Total arthroplasty operations as applied to the knee and ankle are giving promising results. These methods offer new avenues for relief of pain and deformity and stabilization of arthritic joints in the lower extremity.