knee surgery

Patella repair procedure

Knee surgery is any surgical procedure performed on the knee joint, ranging from minimally invasive arthroscopic repairs to total knee replacement.

The term appears frequently in discussions of sports injuries and aging: He's been out since his knee surgery in March.

After two knee surgeries, she finally retired from tennis.

Opposites
treatment approach

knee surgeryphysical therapy

Rehabilitative movement-based medical care

conservative treatment · rehabilitation · massage therapy · acupuncture · medication management

medical state

knee surgerynatural healing

Body's innate restorative processes

medical action

knee surgerywatchful waiting

Monitoring before acting

observation · doing nothing · benign neglect · wait and see

Family

knee, surgery

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG