11.   Similar techniques are being developed for other kinds of laparoscopic surgery, joint replacement surgery and coronary bypass surgery.

12.   The study found that the most common surgical procedures were gallbladder removal, nose and throat operations to open obstructed airways and joint replacement.

13.   The vast majority of these reports came from elderly women receiving joint replacements.

14.   Veterinary specialists can offer their patients brain scans, ultrasound and joint replacement.

15.   We see patients lose weight to the point where they can get joint replacements that totally change their lives.

16.   People tend to go to a doctor asking for a joint replacement after talking to a friend who had one that worked out, Charlson said.

17.   NASA hopes to launch Endeavour to the international space station on Wednesday to deliver a fresh resident crew and a replacement joint for the robot arm.

18.   The offer applies to patients awaiting low-risk operations such as joint replacements or cataract surgery.

19.   Treatments include exercise, physical therapy and, in serious cases, joint replacement.

20.   Five of the patients heading to La Louviere hospital are being treated for joint replacements, while the rest will undergo cataract operations.