Hip joint is a ball and socket joint formed by Head of the Femur(Ball) & Acetabular Socket. Outer surface of the head and inner surface of the acetabular socket are covered with smooth cartilage for pain-free and smooth functioning of the joint. Joint is supported & strengthened by ligaments, capsule, labrum and muscles around it.
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Month: February 2016
Important Information for the Patients of Total Knee Replacement
The home exercise programme will assist your recovery and improve strength. It is important that you take time to exercise every day. The exercise programme will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and should be done two to four times per day. Recovering from a total knee replacement and returning to a more active lifestyle will take time depending on the efforts you put by strictly following the guidelines given to you.
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Fast Track Total Knee Replacement: A Patient Guide
Total Knee Replacement is now well accepted as one of the most successful surgeries of 21st century!! TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT(TKR) is resurfacing the arthritic surfaces of the bones forming knee joint with a brand new metal prosthetic implants. Most common reasons to replace the knee joints are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Know Your Knee Joint & Arthritis
KNEE JOINT is the most common joint of all the joints in our body to be affected by osteoarthritis. Millions of patients worldwide are being affected by this disabling condition every year. This makes it very necessary for everyone suffering from this painful problem to know something about the normal knee joint, knee arthritis and knee replacement surgery!
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