Joint replacement

Written by Dr Sheila Strover on March 14, 2025

Joint replacement is removing damaged joint cartilage and underlying bone and replacing it with metal and plastic.

Partial knee replacement
Tibiofemoral partial knee replacement, replacing one compartment of the joint.
Knee replacement
Model bones to show the components of a total knee replacement. In fact this only shows replacement of the tibiofemoral joints, but the patellofemoral are generally also replaced.

Joint replacement in the knee

In the knee the surgeon can replace the whole joint, or part of the joint.