Even more drastic a procedure is joint arthroplasty, in which the entire joint (usually a hip or a knee) is replaced with an artificial one.
وهنالك عملية اخرى اكبر تدعى رأب المفصل arthroplasty‏ ،‏ وفيها يُستبدل المفصل بكامله (‏ عادةً الورك او الركبة )‏ بمفصل اصطناعي .‏