TJR

Translingual

Symbol

TJR

1. (international standards, historical) ISO 4217 currency code for the former Tajikistani ruble; a currency used from 1995 to 2000.

English

Noun

TJR (countable and uncountable, plural TJRs)

1. (surgery) Initialism of total joint replacement.

   Hyponyms: THR, TKR

   • 2014 October, E. Nikiphorou, S. Konan, A. J. MacGregor, F. S. Haddad, A. Young, “The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A new era?”, in The Bone & Joint Journal, volume 96-B, number 10, →DOI, page 1287:

     Surgery can include diagnostic, prophylactic or therapeutic arthroscopy or synovectomy, or therapeutic resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis or total joint replacement (TJR).¹⁸ Orthopaedic procedures, including TJRs have resulted in a substantial improvement in the function and quality of life in patients with RA.¹⁸