What are various types of joint replacement surgeries?
Shoulder Replacement The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. Shoulder Replacement is required most commonly for rheumatoid arthritis, severe fractures and fracture-dislocations, and osteoarthritis. In some conditions only the ball is replaced, in others both ball and socket are replaced. Elbow Replacement This operation is done for rheumatoid arthritis and elbows that have been severely damaged by prior injury (such as fractures or disclocations). Hip Replacement Commonly this operation is done for certain type of hip fractures, avascular necrosis, ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Unicompartmental Knee Replacement This lesser known operation can only be done in selected patients who have osteoarthritis affecting only one half (called compartment) of the knee joint. It is in many ways a superior option to the older operation of tibial osteotomy. Total Knee Replacement Most commonly performed for Osteoarthritis affecting all three parts (compartments) of the knee, it is
