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Components Of The Prosthesis

There are 3 components of the prosthesis: tibial component, femoral component and patellar component. Dr. Harlan Selesnick, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains all of them have to be fashioned by measurements to give the patient of a knee replacement a better lifestyle with no more pain. The idea is to use what doctors call cement bone to allow full-motion as possible, as well as good stability for many years.

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