Joint Replacement

Shoulder or Knee joint replacements are major surgical procedures to remove the damaged joint and replace it with an artificial joint. In a shoulder replacement the surgeon may replace only the head of the humerous leaving the natural socket, or both the head of the humerous bone and the socket. This depends on the extent of the damage to the joint. Knee joint replacement also may mean replacing part or all of the knee joint, depending on damage to the knee and other various issues relating to the patient and their individual problem. During a knee replacement surgery the surgeon will remove the damaged areas of the end of the femur(thigh) bone and the top end of the tibia bone.