Healthy Bones India

Knee Replacement Knee joint replacement is also termed as knee arthroplasty . The replacement of old knee with the new one will take less than two hours, but it would take few there are across 600,000 knee replacements that have been recorded every year in India. Purpose of a Knee Arthroplasty Due to arthritis, the damage caused to the knee is the most common reason for knee arthroplasty. Both types of arthritis i.e. osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are included in this. Your doctor will recommend knee replacement only after less intrusive therapy have failed. Weight loss, medications, physical therapy, and supportive devices comes under first-line treatment options. You will be allowed for knee joint replacement only after determining these important factors such as how much you knee pain hinders with usual activities like walking or climbing stairs, if your knee is distorted, or pains out regularly, your age and your complete health. Procedure ...

Knee replacement is one of the most commonly practiced surgeries. This decision is up to you and your doctor. There is a very high success rate ranging to ninety percent of the patients. Why knee replacement surgery? These surgeries are considered as an option if you have the following problems in your knees: Severe pain all the time Stiffness while climbing stairs or standing up Pain while resting Swollen knee Defected knee shape Alternatively, if any other method to cure this problem has failed to do so you can go for knee surgery. The process: This surgery has become more advanced than ever. You might need to stay in the hospital for 1-4 days maximum. You might get general anaesthesia during the surgery. On the other hand, if the doctor decides he might just give you epidural/ spinal anaesthesia to paralyze you below the waistline. What happens after your surgery? The patients are able to start ambulation the day their surgery has been done. Although i...