Thursday, April 19, 2007

Knee Joint Replacement Surgery

Knee replacement means is not total replacement of the full knee joint. It is procedure to help you to relieve you from pain of knee joint ,provide you more mobility. It involves only surface replacement(resurfacing )of the damaged articular part of the knee.
Decision is based upon the amount of knee pain,disability,difficulty in walking and further evalutation by X-Ray.
Tha damaged knee is subjected to surgery.Post surgery in confined to bed only for 2days, then they allowed for walking with support.Once the start attending their daily activity near independently then they sent home from hospital.
This surgery is very safe.In our set up the results are very encouraging.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Total Knee Replacement

Total knee replacement is done for badly damaged kee joints. The cause may Either osteoarthritis, rhumatoid arthritis, secondary arthritis due to fractures.
The indication is pain.
It is a very rewarding surgery. Patient is totally painfree after the surgery.
With newer advances in the implant design and surgical techniques, the results are very predictable. The range of movement has also improved with newer designs.
In some advanced centres, this surgery is done on a daycare basis.