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	<title>TotalKneeWeb.com - Simple, Concise Information on Total Knee Replacement &#38; Related Topics&#187; knee replacement</title>
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		<title>The Impact of “High-Risk” Sports in Knee Replacement Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/the-impact-of-high-risk-sports-in-knee-replacement-patients</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the recent meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a study was presented where survivorship of total knee replacements in patients who participated in certain “high-risk” sports was compared to those who did not participate in such activities.1




In this study, a group of 1500 patients that received the identical prosthesis were asked if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement Offers no Benefits vs. Fixed Bearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bearing total knee arthroplasty]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous posting 1, the question was raised as to which is better, fixed or mobile bearing knee replacement.  In the end, the answer was not very clear.  But in the view of one implant manufacture, the choice is simple: fixed bearing.
In a recent press release, a major U.S. Orthopedic implant company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press-Fit Total Knee Replacement:  Working to Prevent Loosening and Bone Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/press-fit-total-knee-replacement-working-to-prevent-loosening-and-bone-loss</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[knee implants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knee joint replacement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In total knee replacement, the worn ends of the bones that make up the joint are replaced with metal and plastic implants.  These implants are secured to the bone either with  “bone cement” which the surgeon applies to the implant and bony surfaces or they are simply “press-fit” into place.  In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Gain After Knee Replacement?</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/weight-gain-after-knee-replacement</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/weight-gain-after-knee-replacement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[after knee replacement blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[knee replacement overweight]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study out of the University at Delaware found that patients actually gained weight following knee replacement surgery. Conventional wisdom was that after suffering years of debilitating pain, formerly sedentary arthritis sufferers would resume activity and exercise following their knee replacement. However, researchers found that patients actually gained an average of 14 pounds after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/knee-replacement-implants/mobile-bearing-knee-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/knee-replacement-implants/mobile-bearing-knee-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?page_id=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A particular type of knee implant you may hear about is known as the &#8220;Rotating Platform&#8221; or &#8220;Mobile Bearing&#8221; knee. In this version the tibial insert (see the Implant post) is designed to move in between the Femoral component and the tibial component.

The femoral and tibial components are fixed to the thigh and shin bones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knee Replacement Complications</title>
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		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/total-knee-replacement/total-knee-replacement-complications#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 14:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[arthroscopic knee surgery infection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knee arthroscopy side effects complications]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?page_id=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Total Knee Replacement (also known as total knee arthroplasty) is generally a highly successful procedure with excellent long-term results.  In a recent study, 97% of patients remained “revision-free” at 10 years 1.  Despite these favorable outcomes, complications may still occur.  Listed below are some of the more common complications of total knee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patellar Clunk Syndrome: Complication Following Knee Replacement Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/patellar-clunk-syndrome-complication-following-knee-replacement-surgery</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/patellar-clunk-syndrome-complication-following-knee-replacement-surgery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[What's New?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knee flexion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In general, Total knee replacement (TKR) is a highly successful procedure.  However, complications, although relatively rare,  can sometimes occur.  One such complication is known as Patellar Clunk Syndrome.

To understand this condition, it helps to first understand a little bit about knee anatomy and function (Figure 1).  During knee flexion and extension, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Knee Replacement in Your Future?</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/is-knee-replacement-in-your-future</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/is-knee-replacement-in-your-future#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[epicondylar axis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most knee replacements are performed for the treatment of osteoarthritis where the smooth cartilage in the knee joint breaks down resulting in pain, stiffness and swelling. The x-ray below is of a knee where osteoarthritis is present.  Note the close proximity of the upper (femur) and lower (tibia) bones.  In this knee the cartilage, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knee Replacement Allergies &#8211; Nothing to Sneeze At?</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/knee-replacement-allergies%e2%80%a6nothing-to-sneeze-at</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/knee-replacement-allergies%e2%80%a6nothing-to-sneeze-at#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[after knee replacement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knee Replacement Allergies &#8211; Nothing to Sneeze At?
Each year, hundreds of thousands of knee replacements are performed.  In knee replacement, the worn ends of the bones that make up the knee joint are replaced with metal and plastic implants.  In most cases, results are excellent, however in rare cases, an immune response may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Total Knee Replacement:  Get it While You Can”</title>
		<link>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/%e2%80%9ctotal-knee-replacement-get-it-while-you-can%e2%80%9d</link>
		<comments>http://www.totalkneeweb.com/%e2%80%9ctotal-knee-replacement-get-it-while-you-can%e2%80%9d#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[arthritis knee surgery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.totalkneeweb.com/?p=162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) holds its annual meeting.  This year, two presentations highlighted a pending “perfect storm”: the demand for total knee replacement (total knee arthroplasty) will increase dramatically while the supply of Orthopaedic Surgeons trained to do them will decrease sharply.

In a paper entitled, “Joint Replacement Access in [...]]]></description>
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