The Nurse Instructs the Patient Who Is to Have a Unicompartmental

question 45

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructs the patient who is to have a unicompartmental knee replacement that a major advantage of this partial knee replacement is that:

• A) the patient will be up and walking 2 to 3 hours after the operation.
• B) the kneecap is completely removed.
• C) the procedure is especially helpful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
• D) a small titanium disk replaces the worn cartilage.

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