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	Total Knee Replacement Updated: August 19, 2012
	4.5 Million Americans Living with Total Knee Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Baby Boomers Trigger Major Increase in Knee Replacement Surgeries Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Black/White Disparity in Knee Replacements Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Exercise Prior To Hip And Knee Replacement Reduces Need For Inpatient Rehabilitation Science Daily FDA Approves Xarelto to Reduce Risk of Blood Clots After Hip, Knee Replacements U. S. Food and Drug Administration Healthy Lifestyle, Positive Attitude Can Help Improve Patient Outcomes after Joint Replacement Surgery American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study HealthDay News Joint-Replacement Failure Rate Higher for Smokers: Studies HealthDay News Joint Replacement Patients Face Blood Clot Risk in Hospital HealthDay News Joint Replacement Surgery Increases Risk of Blood Clot Formation in Certain Patients American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Joint Replacement Surgery Riskier at Hospitals with Low Surgical Volume American College of Rheumatology Knee Replacements Can Fail for Various Reasons, Expert Says Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Male Smokers Less Likely to Need Joint Replacement Surgery of Hip or Knee American College of Rheumatology New Test for Joint Infection Could Spare Some Patients an Unnecessary Procedure National Institutes of Health Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement HealthDay News Painkiller Dependence Before Knee Surgery May Slow Recovery HealthDay News Partial Knee Replacement NOAH Total Knee Replacement Found Cost-Effective for End-Stage Knee OA National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Total Knee Replacement Patients Functioning Well After 20 Years American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Two Knee Replacements May Be Better Than One American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The Surgery Alternatives to Total Knee Replacement Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Anaesthetic Choices for Hip or Knee Replacement The Royal College of Anaesthetists Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery? PeaceHealth, Bellevue, Washington Cemented and Cementless Knee Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Choosing the Right Doctor and Hospital MedlinePlus Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) For Total Hip and Knee Replacement: What Patients Should Consider American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Position Statement Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC MedlinePlus Experience Is Key for Total Knee Replacement Outcomes National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) The Goals of Total Knee Replacement Joint Replacement Institute at Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Having Both Knees Replaced at the Same Time: Pros and Cons Orthogate, Medical Multimedia Group Joint Replacement: Implant Bearing Surface Materials Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Joint Replacement Surgery: Information for Multicultural Communities National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (also in Spanish) Joint Revision Surgery - When Do I Need It? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Knee Joint Replacement - Series MedlinePlus Knee Replacement BUPA Foundation Knee Replacement Mayo Clinic Knee Replacement National Library of Medicine (also in Spanish) Knee Replacement Implants American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Knee Replacement (Knee Arthroplasty) Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Knee Replacement (Knee Arthroplasty) SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Sciences Library (also in Spanish) Knee Replacement Surgery PeaceHealth, Bellevue, Washington Knee Replacement Surgery SUNY Upstate University Hospital Knee Replacement Surgery Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN (also in Spanish) Limitations of Total Knee Replacement Technology Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Minimally Invasive and Small Incision Joint Replacement Surgery: What Patients Should Consider American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement eMedicineHealth Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, AZ MedlinePlus Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons New Knee Revision Procedure MedlinePlus The Older Person's Guide to Joint Replacement Foundation for Health in Aging (American Geriatrics Society) A Patient's Guide to Artificial Joint Replacement of the Knee Orthogate, Medical Multimedia Group A Patient's Guide to Revision Arthroplasty of the Knee Orthogate, Medical Multimedia Group Preparing for Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery Arthritis Foundation Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Revision Knee Replacement Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Revision Knee Surgery Featuring the Zimmer® NexGen® LCCK System: JFK Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA MedlinePlus Revision Total Knee Replacement: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Risks and Potential Complications Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Rotating Platform Revision Knee Replacement: Spring Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, NV MedlinePlus Study Finds Anesthesia Type May Impact Whether Total Hip or Knee Replacement Patients Contract a Surgical Site Infection American Society of Anesthesiologists Total Joint Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Total Joint Replacement: A Patient's Perspective American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Total Joint Replacement Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Total Knee Replacement American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (also in Chinese, Spanish) Total Knee Replacement Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY Total Knee Replacement The Knee Society Total Knee Replacement Southern California Orthopedic Institute Total Knee Replacement SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Sciences Library Total Knee Replacement: Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS MedlinePlus Total Knee Replacement for Women: Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL MedlinePlus Total Knee System: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY MedlinePlus What is Total Knee Replacement? Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Zimmer NexGen� LPS-Flex Mobile and LPS-Mobile Bearing Knees - P060037 Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration After the Surgery Activities After a Knee Replacement American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Continuous Passive Motion After Knee Replacement Surgery PubMed Health The Day of Surgery and Postoperative Course Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA How Long Does Total Knee Surgery Last? And Then What? Joint Replacement Institute, Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles CA Knee Home Exercise Program Johns Hopkins University Long Term Care of Your Knee Replacement The Hip and Knee Institute, Tarzana, CA Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programmes Following Joint Replacement at the Hip and Knee in Chronic Arthropathy PubMed Health New Types of Anticoagulants to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Following Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery PubMed Health Timing of Aquatic Therapy After Joint Replacement Matters HealthDay News Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (also in Spanish) Why We Do What We Do: Additional Screening for People with Hip Replacements The TSA Blog (Transportation Security Administration)
	Researched by NOAH Contributing Editor: Deborah Magnan, MLIS, AHIP, Hackensack University Medical Center


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