Partial knee replacement is a surgical treatment option that replaces (or resurfaces) only the damaged portion of the knee while conserving knee ligaments and unaffected cartilage. âPatients with unicompartmental knee arthritis have cartilage degeneration in only one section or compartment of the knee.
Your appendix is on the right side of your abdomen. the pain usually is on the right side below your naval. If you are suffering an appendicitis you will also have nausea and fever and your white blood cell count will be high. If you think you are having an attack of appendicitis, see your doctor as soon as you can.
The appendix sits at the junction of the small intestine and large intestine. Itâs a thin tube about four inches long. Normally, the appendix sits in the lower right abdomen. The function of the appendix is unknown. One theory is that the appendix acts as a storehouse for good bacteria, ârebootingâ the digestive system after diarrheal illnesses.