Joint Replacement Institute

Total knee replacement has proven to be extremely successful and beneficial and a significant contribution to modern surgery. As with all major surgeries, there are risks that the patient must be willing to accept in order to obtain the benefits of pain relief and functional independence provided by a total knee replacement. Immediately following surgery, the patient will have pain from the operation and will have to diligently perform a number of exercises in order to rehabilitate the knee.

Recovery takes about 3 months and then most patients enjoy many years of painless knee function with no limits on their ability to stand, walk and perform other activities of normal daily living. We hope that your surgery is a success and that your hospital stay is as pleasant as possible. We are confident that this booklet will help to familiarize you with our procedures and answer many of your questions. However, please feel free to contact us should you have any further questions or require additional information. Bibliographic or patient references can be provided upon request.

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Unlike conventional total hip replacement (THR), hip resurfacing is conservative in that the femoral head and neck of the hip joint are not removed nor is bone removed from the femur. In the case of surface replacement, less bone is also removed from the acetabulum as compared to conventional THR since no polyethylene liner is used.

Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing

JRI Research

The staff of JRI is engaged in various research studies, including: improving long term joint replacement durability by selective use of new replacement bearing technology, histological characterization of implant fixation, relationship between wear debris and aseptic loosening.

Hip Replacement

Knee Replacement