Talk:Knee replacement

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Contents 1 Tryout 2 link to healthyjoints.com 3 when joint fails 4 Copyedit request

[edit] Tryout

This page is a try-out for a template for orthopaedic procedures viz Name of Procedure; Description; Synonyms; Technique; Variations; Indications; Contra-Indications; Pre-Operative Work-up; Post-Operative Rehabilitation; Timecourse of recovery; Risks and Complications; Controversies; Prognosis; History.

Please compare the organization and information on this page to that on the Hip replacement page. I believe that this template would help us cover the most important things that people want to know about orthopaedic operations. --Mylesclough 07:32, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] link to healthyjoints.com

I think that a link should be added at the bottom of the knee replacement page to healthyjoints.com. Healthy Joints is an online support group and informational exchange for people with an interest in knee replacement and other joint problems. It would be a great resource for anyone on the knee replacement page.

Here's a link to the site: [1]

Thanks, Daphne Daphne90210 01:20, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

My opinion - it doesn't pass WP:EL, the external link guidelines. The content on the site is pretty shallow. Much of it is just links to other sites like http://www2.ejbjs.org. One page is basically a bunch of links back to Wikipedia: http://www.healthyjoints.com/resources/term-glossary.php. Linking to forums is strongly advised against, and in this case there are maybe 1 or 2 posts. Really not a notable site and it seems like it gets mosts of its useful content from other sites. Plus, linking a general site on an article about a specific subject is advised against. (By the way, this link was also proposed on the Hip replacement and Arthritis pages as well. I'll post these comments there as well.) Nposs 03:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] when joint fails

does anyone knows what happens when the new joint fails ? I google it and others say that the revision is easier and others that it isn't and that the new joint lasts even less(and rehab is a lot more difficult too...) can anyone provide information ?

A: Depends on the reason of failure. In osteolysis it is generally easier to do revision before the bony defects are too large. Also, if there is a problem with stability, i would personally advocate not delaying the revision because instability could compromise the remaining soft tissues. Infection is a totally own chapter for revision. Generally revision surgery is much more demanding than primary surgery, but of course a "revision" can only be a resurfacing of patella or changing a polyethylene bearing which would be smaller procedures -- 21 May 07

[edit] Copyedit request

I've tagged this article as needing a copyeditnooooo this is really gay dont try and fix it!!!!! to fix grammar, structure, and so on. It also needs reliable sources, the lead needs work, and possibly those redlinks could be written as articles. Just throwing that out there if anybody is a regular editor to this page. DarthGriz98 05:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)