Saturday, May 7, 2011

Joint Replacement Surgery (part 1 of 6) - What is a Joint?

Dr. Jonathan Garino, a surgeon at Penn Orthopaedics, answers the question "What is a joint?" "What is a joint? Well a healthy one looks something like this. It's where two bones meet and connect through a series of tissues -- muscles, ligaments, tendons and cartilage. When working properly our joints allow us to move without pain." "But joints can also get damaged. Excessive exercise, injury, even arthritis, can turn a healthy joint into this [Doctor to briefly review

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