Inserting mechanical joint to replace damaged joint.
Arthroplasty is surgery to relieve pain and restore the function of a malformed or degenerated joint by realigning or reconstructing it.
Plastic surgery of a joint or of joints; formation of movable joints
Surgical procedure to alter a joint, e.g. its excision and replacement by an artificial joint.
Reconstructive surgery of a joint or joints to restore motion because of ankylosis or trauma or to prevent excessive motion.
The surgical repair of a joint.
The surgical remodeling of a diseased or damaged joint.
A surgical procedure in which diseased portions of a joint are removed
The surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint.
surgery restoring the joint function and/or alleviating pain. Today, this is almost exclusively done by inserting a prosthesis.
surgical procedure to reconstruct a joint as in a total hip or knee replacement.
reconstructive surgery of a joint; formation of a movable joint
surgical replacement of all or part of a joint
is a surgical procedure in which an artificial joint replaces a damaged joint, usually a hip, knee, shoulder or ankle.
An artificial joint or implant.
Arthroplasty (literally "formation of joint") is an operative procedure of orthopaedic surgery performed, in which the arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with something better or by remodeling or realigning the joint by osteotomy or some other procedure. Previously, a popular form of arthroplasty was interpositional arthroplasty with interposition of some other tissue like skin, muscle or tendon to keep inflammatory surfaces apart or excisional arthroplasty in which the joint surface and bone was removed leaving scar tissue to fill in the gap. Other forms of arthroplasty include resection(al) arthroplasty, resurfacing arthroplasty, mold arthroplasty, cup arthroplasty, silicone replacement arthroplasty, etc.