What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? | Dr Chirag Patel

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• There was a time when elder adults had to put up
  with throbbing arthritis-related knee
  pain without any reprieve.
• Not just arthritis, even severe knee injury
  severe damage meant permanent damage that
  warranted crutches.
• Fortunately, knee replacement surgery has been a
  boon for patients who suffer from severe knee
  pain caused by arthritis or injury.
• Replacing the damaged knee joint with an
  artificial one ensures pain-free life with
  mobility and movement that was deemed impossible
  earlier.
• However, a few patients who were suggested knee
  replacement were still apprehensive about this
  procedure, due to a variety of reasons.

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• Despite being a life-changing procedure why does
  knee replacement surgery face resistance among
  certain individuals? We asked our joint
  replacement surgeon in Mumbai, Dr Chirag Patel
  and he explained to us the reasons and problems
  for ignoring knee replacement surgery. Read on to
  know them
• When Is Knee Replacement Suggested?
• Knee replacement is suggested by a joint
  replacement surgeon in Mumbai when all other
  alternatives fail to provide adequate relief and
  the knee problem seems to be deteriorating day by
  day.
• In every case of knee arthritis and injury, there
  is a certain sequence of treatment provided for
  patients and this includes RICE, physical
  therapy, medication and injections only when
  they fail to provide adequate treatment will a
  joint replacement surgeon suggest a knee
  replacement surgery to the patient.

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• Why Do People Delay or Ignore Knee Replacement?
• Two reasons are prominent fear and doubts
  about the recovery. The idea of completely
  replacing the knee joint with an artificial joint
  may trigger fear in a few patients.
• And for others there arise plenty of doubts about
  the recovery process, says the best joint
  replacement surgeon in Mumbai Dr Chirag Patel.
• Some of the patients also actively look out for
  joint replacement alternatives, which tend to be
  most optimal or efficient in the longer run.

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement?
• Once knee replacement is considered the best
  possible option for a patient, waiting only
  increases the severity of the condition.
• The complexity of the procedure is directly
  proportional to the severity of the surgery too.
• So longer one waits the more complex the surgery
  tends to become..

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• According to Dr Chirag Patel, some of the common
  issues that we see in ignored or delayed knee
  replacement surgery are as follows
• Deformity of the knee can become severe and this
  makes it harder to replace.
• Surgical procedure tends to become complex and
  time taking.
• Addition knee surgery procedures like knee
  surfacing may be required.

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What Happens If You Ignore Knee Replacement? Dr
Chirag Patel Answers

• A patient for whom a partial knee replacement
  surgery is required delayed the procedure and we
  had to perform total knee replacement surgery in
  Mumbai. Though the surgery was successful, the
  time and complexity of the procedure could have
  cut down had the patient acted earlier, says Dr
  Chirag Patel.
• The recovery from the knee replacement surgery is
  not long too.
• Patients can quickly return to their regular
  activities in a short amount of time.
• The dos and donts after joint replacement
  surgery are made understood to the patients and
  when they stick to best practices the recovery is
  fairly quick and easy.
• For more information about joint replacement
  cost, recovery procedure and alternatives, you
  can contact the joint replacement surgeon in
  Mumbai, Dr Chirag Patel .

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