Knee Replacement – Ensuring Successful Relief for Knee Disorders

A condition where you are unable to move according to your heart’s will can be quite terrifying. Knee disorders could do that to you. Characterised by severe pain and strained mobility, they interfere with our daily activities making normal things such as climbing stairs and going for a walk a distant reality.
Knee replacement surgeries are effective treatment techniques, which helps in restoring mobility while relieving the pain. They have gained a lot of popularity what with its high rate of success achieved over the few years since its introduction.

Knee replacement procedures helps in curing knee irregularities by replacing the damaged portion with an artificial replacement. The replacement prosthesis is made out of high quality plastic, polymer or inert metal. The durability of the material used makes it a permanent or long lasting solution.
The procedure of knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty is helpful in treatment of a number of knee disorders caused due to conditions like arthritis, severe pain in knees due to wear or tear of knee cartilage, swelling or inflammation in knees and knee deformities.
Knee replacement procedure
The procedure of knee replacement is planned on the basis of the age of the patient, severity of the condition and the cause and extent of the disorder. The different types of knee replacement techniques are as follows: -

• Partial knee replacement – partial knee replacement includes implanting an artificial prosthesis after removing the damaged part of the knee joint. This involves a simple surgical procedure which has a faster recovery rate.
• Total knee replacement – total knee replacement involves the replacement of the whole knee joint with an artificial implant. They are usually performed in patients with conditions such as osteoporosis. The procedure can be completed within a duration of 1 to 2 hours and has a success rate of more than 90%.
• Revision surgery – it is done to correct any inadequacy that has cropped up after a prior orthopaedic surgery.

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Knee Replacement in India

Joint replacement is a process of replacing damaged or arthritis joint with an artificial joint called prosthesis. Joint replacement surgery can be performed on various parts of the body such as knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, ankle, foot, and fingers.

Knee Replacement

Replacement of damaged bones and cartilage with an artificial joint  is Knee replacement.Through knee replacement the ability of a natural knee to roll and glide as it bends is retained. It will reduce the pain. The replaced artificial joint can be of metal alloys, high-grade plastics and polymers and the design depends on the patient's  age, weight, activity level and overall physical health.

There are two types of knee replacement: Total knee replacement, half or partial knee replacement.

Total knee Replacement

In total knee replacement the both sides of knee is replaced.

Procedure

• Initially a cut is made on the front of the knee.
• Then the damaged ends of thigh bone and shin bone is carefully removed and a dummy joint is placed to know the functionality. After the adjustments are made and then the artificial joint is fixed.
• Femur end is replaced with a curved metal piece and the end of shin bone is replaced with flat metal piece and this is fixed with a cement. In between the metal pieces a plastic spacer is placed.
• The cut is stitched with stitches and clips.

Half or Partial knee Replacement

Here only one side of the knee is replaced. Only small incision is made to remove and replace  the small part of the bone. Only shorter time is required for the recovery. It results in better knee movement, much like the natural knee.

Knee replacement is done on the patient with:

Pain in walking, climbing stairs etc

When other treatments doesn't help.

When have knee deformity.

When you are fifty and more than fifty.

When you have good health.

 

Santpure Foundation , the center for joint replacement and advanced orthopaedics offer the Knee Replacement in India in an efficient and successful manner. Dr. S. V. Santpure specialist in Orthopedic and joint replacement surgeon along with the team of expert doctors and staff   provides the quality service in an affordable rate that attracts many foreigners to Santpure foundation.

Email Id: santpures@gmail.com

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