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Half the pain, all the gain Your knee's playing up and you fear a total knee replacement is on the cards, here's some good news: partial knee replacement surgery is less intrusive and has a high success rate.
Joint replacements Joint replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of a joint and replacing them with artificial structures that are designed to function like a normal joint.
Total knee replacement This operation involves removing a diseased or damaged knee joint, and replacing it with an artificial joint (prosthesis).