total knee
Orthopedic leg surgery
Total knee is medical shorthand for total knee replacement or total knee arthroplasty—surgery that replaces a damaged knee joint with artificial components.
The phrase appears in both clinical and casual contexts: My grandmother had a total knee last year, He's scheduled for a total knee next month.
Sometimes doubled: total knee replacement surgery.
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- joint replacementImplanting artificial articulation
- jointShared by multiple parties
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
orthopedic · implant · rehabilitation · cartilage · patella · femur · tibia · osteoarthritis · swelling · ice pack · stiffness · recovery · full recovery · back on your feet · incision · range of motion · walking · crutches
total kneephysical therapy
Rehabilitative movement-based medical care
knee injection · cortisone injection · knee brace · weight management
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