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Arthroplasty Definition. Arthroplasty is surgery to relieve pain and restore range of motion by realigning or reconstructing a joint. Purpose. The goal of arthroplasty is to restore the function of a stiffened joint and relieve pain. Two types of arthroplastic surgery exist. Joint resection involves removing a portion of the bone from a stiffened joint, creating a gap between the bone and the socket, to improve the range of motion. Scar tissue eventually fills the gap.
A hemiarthroplasty is a replacement of half of the joint. The word arthroplasty means to replace the joint, and by adding hemi, this means to do half of the replacement. Some people also describe the surgery as a partial shoulder replacement.