Our orthopedic surgeons help hundreds of patients each year get back to the lives they love through joint replacement or revision surgery. A knee replacement procedure replaces the damaged or …

Thank you for choosing University of Iowa Health Care and the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation for your joint replacement surgery. You are an important part of the health care team. …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is major surgery and usually performed under general or spinal anesthesia. Usually, the surgery is completed within three hours, depending upon the patient’s …

Jul 7, 2025 · Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known as total knee replacement, is one of the most performed orthopedic procedures. As of 2010, over 600,000 TKAs were being performed annually in …

There are four basic steps to a knee replacement procedure:

Nov 15, 2024 · Joint damage is often caused by wear-and-tear arthritis, also called osteoarthritis. An artificial knee joint has metal caps to resurface the thighbone and shinbone, and high-density plastic …

Dec 7, 2024 · Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), total knee replacement (TKR), or tricompartmental knee replacement is an orthopedic procedure whereby the three articular surfaces of the knee (femoral, …

May 6, 2024 · Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most highly effective, cost-efficient, and consistently successful surgical procedures in orthopedics. This procedure provides reliable …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known as a total knee replacement, is an elective surgical procedure to treat patients who experience pain and dysfunction from an arthritic knee joint.

What is a knee replacement surgery? Knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to resurface a knee damaged by arthritis. Metal and plastic …