arthroplasty
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9.1
- noun
- /ˌɑrθrəˈplæsti/
- Specialized
:
artroplastia
- Total joint replacement, known as arthroplasty, is often performed to relieve pain and restore mobility.
- knee arthroplasty
- total knee arthroplasty
- hip arthroplasty
Examples
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Hip arthroplasty surgeries are rapidly becoming a routine orthopedic surgery in many countries worldwide.
Academic text (2007) -
Persistent postoperative wound drainage has been shown to be a predictor of infection after total joint arthroplasty.
Academic text (2007) -
Do we recommend this type of arthroplasty to all of our patients?
Academic text (2012) -
The senior author believed that with these conditions, patients may have benefited more from other arthroplasty techniques, although this was not confirmed.
Academic text (2015) -
Early outcomes show promising results and support the use of this implant for arthroplasty.
Academic text (2015) -
Mortality after elective hip arthroplasty showed a similar pattern.
Academic text (1995) -
Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd., is a community-based orthopaedic practice, performing approximately 250 total joint arthroplasties each year.
Academic text (2003) -
Total hip arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis in younger patients: 2,557 replacements in the Finnish Arthroplasty Register followed for 0-24 years.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor recommended arthroplasty as the best option for repairing her damaged knee joint.
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Patients usually experience significant improvement in their quality of life after undergoing arthroplasty.
Synonyms
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3.9
An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease
Putting parts back together so they can move, often by surgery
How Invasive
- Specialized
- Specialized
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9.1
- Specialized
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7.4
- Specialized
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3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
arthroplasty = plasty (opaque) = arthro + plasty
The word is formed from specialized medical combining forms, so an average B1 learner would not reliably infer the procedure meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Arthroplasty begins with arthro- ('joint') and ends with -plasty ('to shape' or 'form'), the same idea you see in plastic surgery. So arthroplasty is a type of surgery that reshapes or replaces a damaged joint.