A chronic, inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints. It often begins between ages 25 and 50, and is more common in women.
Knee replacement
Most of the time, arthritis (an inflammation of a joint) is the reason why a knee joint must be replaced. However, sports injuries, excessive wear-and-tear and genetics also lead to badly damaged knees. A condition caused by lack of blood flow to the knee, avascular necrosis, also kills bone tissue. Fortunately, advancements in science and medicine enable us to replace this important joint, extending and increasing not only mobility but also the quality of life for people with damaged knees.
Hip replacement
A total hip replacement replaces your arthritic hip joint and eliminates the damaged bearing surfaces that are causing you pain. The design of the implant offers you renewed stability and function. Hip replacement surgery has a very high success rate, and can offer an incredible quality of life improvement to some patients. Hip replacement can relieve pain, help your hip joint work better, and restore normal walking and other movements. Your doctor may recommend it if you have hip damage and pain that physical therapy, medicines and exercise don’t help.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is more common among women and people aged over 40. It's a major cause of disability and reduction in quality of life. Many people think that osteoarthritis keeps on getting worse, causing increasing permanent pain and disability, but this often isn't the case. Instead, it's likely that your osteoarthritis will settle down over time as your body repairs itself. However, sometimes the damage is too severe to repair and leads to stiffness and pain, especially in the hip and the knee.
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