the surgical repair of a joint or the fashioning of a movable joint, using the patient's own tissue or an artificial replacement
Word origin
[1885–90; arthro- + -plasty]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, retread, seminar, sensitization, zoom-plasty is a combining form with the meanings “molding, formation” “surgical repair, plasticsurgery,” used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix-plasty include: angioplasty, galvanoplasty, heteroplasty
Examples of 'arthroplasty' in a sentence
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There was no conversion to total hip arthroplasty.
Goyal Tarun 2018, 'Early results of surgery for femoroacetabular impingement in patients with osteonecrosisof femoral head', SICOT-Jhttps://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2018038. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This sample included 815 people with lower limb arthroplasty.
Agnes Dechartres, Isabelle Boutron, Remy Nizard, Serge Poiraudeau, Carine Roy, GabrielBaron, Philippe Ravaud, Jean-François Ravaud 2008, 'Knee arthroplasty: disabilities in comparison to the general population and to hiparthroplasty using a French national longitudinal survey.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2432021?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
That side was also treated with a total hip arthroplasty.
Scott M. Sandilands, DO, Jesus M. Villa, MD, Carlos J. Lavernia, MD 2016, 'Bilateral atypical femoral fracture and end-stage arthritis of the hip, treated withtotal hip arthroplasty', Arthroplasty Todayhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344116000224. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Total hip arthroplasty with subtrochanteric osteotomy was performed to relieve the pain and improve gait.
Kyung-Soon Park, Jong-Keun Seon, Seon-Yoon Nah, Taek-Rim Yoon 2013, 'Total Hip Arthroplasty after Treatment of Pseudojoint Infection in a Patient witha Highly Dislocated Hip', Case Reports in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/947121. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Interposition arthroplasty uses a spacer taken from an autograft, allograft, or synthetic material.
Ashish Shah MD, Harshadkumar Patel MD, Sameer Naranje MD, MRCS, Henry DeBell BS, AndrewMcGee BA, Rishi Kalra BSc, Eva Lehtonen BS, Samuel Huntley BSc, Andrew Moon BS 2018, 'Is Interposition Arthroplasty a Viable Option for Treatment of Moderate to SevereHallux Rigidus? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00425. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hip arthroplasty was done for painful primary osteoarthritis of left hip.
Sandeep Kumar, Gerald Pflueger 2016, 'Delayed Femoral Nerve Palsy Associated with Iliopsoas Hematoma after Primary TotalHip Arthroplasty', Case Reports in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6963542. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We present our experience with the soft tissue balancing in total hip arthroplasty.
Pencho Kosev, Bojan Valentinov, Yordan Andonov, Cvetan Sokolov 2015, 'SOFT TISSUE BALANCING IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY.', Journal of IMABhttp://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2015/issue1/JofIMAB_2015-21-1p752-756.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We believe this protocol can be successful in many arthroplasty patients.
Michael S. Reich, MD, Kace A. Ezzet, MD 2018, 'A nonsurgical protocol for management of postarthroplasty wound drainage', Arthroplasty Todayhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300353. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper addresses the relevant anatomy and highlights various management options, including indication for arthroplasty.
Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya, Lauren E. Lamont, Samuel A. Taylor, Dean G. Lorich, DavidM. Dines, Joshua S. Dines 2012, 'Evaluation and Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures', Advances in Orthopedicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/861598. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After eradication of infection, a cementless total hip arthroplasty was implanted in the second stage.
Logoluso Nicola, Meani Enzo, Romanò Delia, Romanò Carlo L, Drago Lorenzo 2011, 'Two-stage revision surgery with preformed spacers and cementless implants for septichip arthritis: a prospective, non-randomized cohort study', BMC Infectious Diseaseshttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/129. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)