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Artificial joints are a prosthesis or prosthetic joint, made of metal, ceramic, or plastic, which is implanted to replace a diseased or damaged natural joint. Joints can be damaged by various causes, arthritis, injuries, and other diseases. Replacement arthroplasty, also known as joint replacement surgery, is an invasive procedure of cosmetic orthopedic surgery where an arthritic or degenerative joint surface is replaced by artificial joints . This operation involves the surgical reconstruction of a joint and its surrounding tissues. When serious joint pain or stiffness is not relieved by more-restful non-surgical therapies, joint replacement is usually considered as an effective treatment. Although replacement arthroplasty is more invasive than other joint reinstalls, it can often be performed in less time and at a lower cost than other reconstructive surgeries. Other factors that can cause arthroplasty to be recommended include prior damage to the joint, the presence of osteoarthriti...

  Replacement osteoarthritis, or artificial joint osteoarthritis, is a surgical procedure of arthroplasty orthopedics in which an arthritic, rotundar joint is substituted with an artificial orthopedic joint prosthesis. This procedure is used as a therapy for severely painful, dysfunctional, or arthritic joints. Artificial joint replacements allow patients to move without much pain and often restore the ability to function for long. Increasing geriatric and obese population is expected to drive growth of the global artificial joints market . According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global geriatric population is expected to account for around 22% of the global population by 2050. According to the same source, in Europe, the number of people aged 85 years and above is expected to increase from 14 million to 19 million by 2020, and increase to 40 million by 2050. Furthermore, according to the WHO, in 2016, around 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and over were overweight...