noun

• The surgical reconstruction or replacement of a joint.

  ‘the ever-increasing population of older adults will expand the demand for arthroplasty’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The average length of time for each total knee arthroplasty is 45 minutes from incision to application of dressings.’
  • ‘During interposition arthroplasty, your surgeon removes any bone spurs or loose pieces of bone.’
  • ‘The vast strides made in arthroplasty have also made this once highly complicated procedure more widely available.’
  • ‘Arthroplasty can be performed with an approach that retains the posterior cruciate ligament.’
  • ‘Hip and knee arthroplasty is increasingly important to improving the quality of life for older adults with arthritis.’