Total Knee Replacements
Not every knee pain needs joint replacement Surgery.
Knee pain problem primarily occurs in the elderly age group. Those people who have rheumatoid or previous any form of arthritis in those it occur earlier. Usually, age-related knee pain occurs after 50-60 years of age.
In young people, again rheumatic arthritis is a major cause of knee pain and second one sports injuries.
Young people who opted for conservative management in case of a meniscus tear or ligament tears in that knee arthritis developed earlier.
Common Knee Symptoms-
Not able to walk long time.
Not able to walk far distance.
Rest while, walking to alleviate pain.
Pain while folding knees.
Pain in cross legged sitting.
Pain while using steps.
Cracking sound coming from knee while walking.
Keeping knees straight feels better.
Usually patient opts 1/4 options-
Use pain killers.
Intra Articular knee injections.
Live as it is with knee pain.
Knee replacements – New life- New Start.
After Knee Replacement-
No Need of Pain killers.
No need of any injections.
Patient can do all those things which any young person can do.
Partial Knee Replacement / Unicondylar Knee Replacement
Age less than 60 years who has pain on medial side and instead of whole knee patient has arthritis only in medial compartment, for those this is one of the option.
In this no need to change whole knee, only damaged part removed and replaced.
Total Knee Replacement
This surgery commonly performed in old age group,
Many different companies provide implants for this surgery.
Usually implants life average which is well documented in literature is around 20- 40 years
Osteotomies around knee / Knee preservative Surgeries
In this type of surgery, the deformity mainly of varus type.
That deformity gets corrected with osteotomy and platting.
Which leads avoidance of further damage to knees and one can avoid knee replacements.
Limitations are there for these surgeries, you need to discuss with your surgeon.
