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Total Knee Replacement Procedure

This animation explains total knee replacement, a surgical procedure in which parts of an arthritic or damaged knee joint are removed and replaced with a metal, plastic or ceramic device called a prosthesis

 

Animation courtesy of Visual Health Solutions, LLC

Last Reviewed

February 2014

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