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  Joint replacement is most frequent in the hip and knee. Other joints that may require replacement include the ankle , elbow, parts of the hand and feet, spine, and wrists. Along with this, there are two major types of joint replacement patients undergo: partial and total. What is Partial Joint Replacement? Occasionally, most of your joint may appear to be fine despite another part being damaged. In this circumstance, it’s only necessary to replace the damaged part of the joint. For example, the knee is divided into three sections: the medial (inside), the lateral (outside), and the patella (knee cap). A partial knee replacement occurs when one of these three sections are replaced. In hip and shoulder replacements, the ball joint is typically the part that gets replaced. What is Total Joint Replacement? When a joint requires completely new parts, each compartment is replaced. This procedure is called a total joint replacement. In our previous example with the knee, all ...

  The inside of a healthy bone has small spaces, like a honeycomb. Osteoporosis increases the size of these spaces, causing the bone to lose strength and density. In addition, the outside of the bone grows weaker and thinner. Osteoporosis can occur in people of any age, but it’s more common in older adults, especially women People with osteoporosis are at a high risk of fractures , or bone breaks, while doing routine activities such as standing or walking. The most commonly affected bones are the ribs, hips , and the bones in the wrists and spine . In many cases, osteopenia can lead to osteoporosis, so if you have osteopenia , you should take steps to strengthen your bones.