NOUN
- a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)
How To Use artificial joint In A Sentence
- Her left foot is currently in plaster after an operation to replace damaged cartilages with an artificial joint, the result of years of wearing high heels to make her look taller (she is only five foot).
- The artificial joint is also refer to the bone defect where happened near the joint.
- The artificial joint can not only rebuild the stability of atlanto-axial joint, but also reserve the rotation function between atlas and axis.
- In order to connect with PUC19 vector, the gene fragments of heat shock protein HSP70 were linked with the double-stranded artificial joints With EcoR I restriction site.
- The only surgery that might help return joint motion is to put in an artificial joint of metal or plastic. 1) Head Control and Use of Senses
- Most artificial joints are cemented into place.
