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The type of knee arthroplasty a person receives depends on the extent of the damage to the joint. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) replaces the entire joint, both bone and cartilage, with a metal and plastic or ceramic implant. A partial knee arthroplasty (PKA) involves replacing only the damaged parts of the natural joint.

Knee arthroplasty is one of the most frequently performed joint replacements in the United States, and the number of surgeries has grown rapidly over the years. Surgeons performed more than 615,000 procedures in 2008, which is more than double the number from nine years earlier. And the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons expects the number to top 3.5 million a year by 2030.

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More than 90 percent of people who have total knee replacement surgery experience reduced knee pain. But the ...