Knee replacement surgery is a common procedure in the U.S. It’s performed to relieve severe knee pain due to arthritis when non-invasive medical treatments haven’t helped. But it’s a big surgery, and it might not be right for everyone.
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Mandy Armitage, MDMandy Armitage, MD, has combined clinical medicine with her passion for education and content development for many years. She is co-executive director at Nonclinical Physicians Network and has served as medical director for the health technology companies HealthLoop (now Get Well) and Doximity.
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Karla Robinson, MDKarla Robinson, MD, is a medical editor for GoodRx. She is a licensed, board-certified family physician with almost 20 years of experience in health through varied clinical, administrative, and educational roles.
