The knee joint in our legs is the main part that plays an important role in every to and fro movement from one place to move to another place. When you have problematic knees, i.e. your movement is associated with pain and discomfort then your journey would be restricted abruptly.
So, what might be the solution? Of course, some knee problems might be treated with some painkillers or probably some conventional treatment options might help you to get relief from pain.
Knee Replacement surgery is a surgical procedure carried out by a joint replacement surgeon which helps patients whose knee joints have degenerated due to arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or when an injury that has damaged the knee.
An orthopaedic knee surgeon diagnoses the problem and replaces the damaged part in the knee joint with artificial implants made of metal or plastic components, or a prosthetic which is shaped as the joint. This enables to restore the lost functions of the knee joint.
Some health conditions might damage some parts of your knee joint severely. In such cases, a knee replacement specialist might suggest a surgery to regain the lost range of motion.
The conditions that damage your knee joint include:
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trauma
- Post-traumatic arthritis
- arthritis due to injury
- Wear and tear of joints due to overuse
Elderly people are of age over 50 are more prone to joint replacement surgery as age increasing, wear and tear of the joint are common. There are many other possible conditions that cause damage to the knee joint.
A knee replacement surgery is medically called as Knee Arthroplasty that involves resurfacing or replacing the damaged knee joint with specially designed artificial parts which work as naturally as a natural joint. There are various knee replacement surgery types associated with the degree of damage to your knee joint.
Total Knee Replacement: It is a surgical procedure also known as a primary knee replacement. In this process, your entire knee joint is replaced. The cartilage and the bone that damaged in the knee joint is replaced to provide relief from pain completely and also helps to regain the smooth functioning of the joint.
Partial knee replacement: It is a surgical procedure also called unicompartmental knee replacement(UKR). In this procedure, only the damaged part of the cartilage and bone in the knee joint is repaired with plastic or metal prosthesis. PKR is not as complex as a total knee replacement because it preserves the natural bones during the procedure.
Revision knee replacement: This is a procedure performed when previous knee replacement surgery fails. It is suggested when previous knee surgery failed or the prosthesis joint implanted got damaged or wears off over a period.
Some other knee replacement surgeries like complex knee replacement, High flex knee replacement are also effectively performed by Dr. Sandeep Prasad.
Knee replacement surgeries with the advanced techniques are relatively safe with a high success rate of 97% nearly. With the available state-of-art technology at Health Valley Hospital, implants are customized by Dr.Sandeep Prasad, an experienced knee replacement surgeon in Hyderabad.
