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Knee Replacement Allergies – Nothing to Sneeze At?
Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis….What’s the Difference anyway?
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What’s the “Best” Total Knee Replacement?
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Patellar Clunk Syndrome: Complication Following Knee Replacement Surgery
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Female Knee Replacement
- New Total Knee Replacements Specially Designed for Female Anatomy
- Follow up on Female Knee Replacement
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General
Interesting Items from Around the Web October 11th 2010
Knee Replacement – Items from around the web – January 8th 2011
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Knee Replacement-General
- “Total Knee Replacement: Get it While You Can”
- The Impact of “High-Risk” Sports in Knee Replacement Patients
- Is Knee Replacement in Your Future?
- Weight Gain After Knee Replacement?
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How Are the Ligaments Affected in Total Knee Replacement?
To Retain or Sacrifice the PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament)…That is the Question
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Manipulation
Minimally Invasive (MIS)
Mobile Bearing
- Is One Really Better? Fixed vs. Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement
- Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement Offers no Benefits vs. Fixed Bearing
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Osteoarthritis
- What do Cherries and Seaweed Have in Common? They Both May Help Your Osteoarthritis
- Wait…So Running Isn’t Bad for My Knees?
- More “Joint-Soothing” Exercise
- Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis….What’s the Difference anyway?
Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Cure on the Way?
- Beer….Tastes Great, Less Filling and can Treat Osteoporosis?
- Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis….What’s the Difference anyway?
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Press-Fit Knee Replacement
Patellar Clunk Syndrome: Complication Following Knee Replacement Surgery
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Video Showing a Traditional Total Knee Replacement Surgery?
Beer….Tastes Great, Less Filling and can Treat Osteoporosis?
A commonly occurring element, silicon, is present in relatively high quantities in beer. It is also a necessary ingredient for proper bone density. Researchers at the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis have proposed that drinking beer is an excellent source of dietary silicon. So next time your grab that cold one, think of it as a refreshing bone builder….
Osteoporosis
Introduction
Osteoporosis is a serious health care problem. It affects the fastest growing segment of our population, the elderly.
Osteoporosis is characterized by debilitating fractures. These fractures occur most often at the hip, spine and/or wrist..
See Statistics on Osteoporosis
What is Osteoporosis?
In people with osteoporosis, bone mass is reduced. Normal bone is composed of an organic phase and a mineral phase.
The mineral component occupies roughly 50% of bone volume and nearly 75% of normal bone mass. It is the mineral component that gives bone its characteristic strength and rigidity.
Whole bones consist of two types of infrastructure. Cortical or compact bone which can be found in the shafts of long bones like the femur (thigh) and trabecular or spongy bone which is found at the ends of the long bones or in specialized bones like the vertebrae. Trabecular bone is porous and is similar in appearance to coral In osteoporosis, the trabecular bone porosity increases. The mass of bone in a unit volume decreases. This weakens the overall structure, making it more susceptible to fracture.
In osteoporosis, the trabecular bone porosity increases. The mass of bone in a unit volume decreases. This weakens the overall structure,making it more susceptible to fracture.
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