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Artificial joint
An artificial joint is a metal or plastic prosthesis that is used in surgical replacements of a natural joint.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A female asked:
What is an artificial joint made from?
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What does it meant to have an artificial joint?
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What are the top reasons for getting artificial joint?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can an artificial joint manifest a reaction or symptoms?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Artificial joint?
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A 55-year old asked:
Can you tell me the advantages of artificial joints over transplants?
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A 25-year old asked:
What is the reason that natural body joints last longer than artificial joints?
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A member asked:
How do artificial joints stay in place and work with the human body? how long do they last?
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A 24-year old asked:
What materials are artificial joints made of?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you be a?Firefighter if you have?An artificial joint?
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A 44-year old asked:
What sort of problem is joint replacement with an artificial joint?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the advantages of artificial joints over transplant joints?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me the signs of an allergic reaction due to artificial joints?
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A 29-year old asked:
My hips and kness get sore everyday when i walk. Would getting artificial joint replacement be good?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have a fractured elbow into 3 pieces and a torn ligament, How can it be fixed? With plates and screws or with an artificial joint replacement? which is better?
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A 34-year old asked:
Have scientists found total knee replacement options, other than traditional artificial joint replacement surgery?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have had two neck surgeries in 3 years - fusion c4-5, artificial joint (c2-3) and and cage/hip graft c5-6. Last 24 hours, severe quad twitch/spasm ?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is an artificial wrist joint suggested for a 27 y/o male?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can taking oils make artificial hip joints work better?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will taking oils make artificial hip joints work better?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the best artificial knee joint available for today?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it possible that replace artificial knee joint twice for one person?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is it possible to have an infection in or around a artificial knee joint for a couple years and it never be detected in blood work?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could a cadaver bone phalanx / interphalangeal joint transplant be done without the body rejecting them and is it possible this is not costly as an artificial bone/joint implant or is the artificial implants a better option?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Which is the best for hypoplasia of the middle phalanx/ joint in Pinkie; artificial bone/joint implant or cadaver bone/joint transplant also, toe to finger transplant. is it possible to get a synthetic bone implant + toe joint transplant ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What's up doc? Is there any truth to the surgery, that they actually replace your facet joints with artificial ?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I am 59 yrs old getting my 3rd joint replacement. I have had a shoulder, a hip& I am soon replacing my other shoulder. Is there artificial cartilage?
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A 45-year old asked:
How do you treat locked joints?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it bad to have a loose joint?
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A 36-year old asked:
What does flexing a joint mean exactly?
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