The Risks and Benefits of Knee Replacement Surgery by Dr Chirag Patel

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The Risks and Benefits of Knee Replacement
Surgery
Dr Chirag Patel M.B.B.S., M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS) SPEC
IALIST HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT
SURGEON?SPECIALIST HIP/KNEE ARTHROSCOPY SURGEON
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INTRODUCTION

• Knee Replacement Surgery is practiced by broad
  spectrum of surgeons to alleviate the knee pain.
  Patients with severe destruction of the knee
  joint and bearing progressive knee pain and
  impaired function are often referred for the Knee
  replacement surgery. Knee replacement surgery is
  often proclaimed to be the key solution for
  patients suffering from arthritis.
• Total Knee Replacement Benefits and Risks is
  often analysed by the leading surgeons before
  putting forward their preference for a surgery.

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• Knee Replacement Surgery

Total Knee Replacement forms the bulk and
majority of all knee replacement procedures.
During surgery, surgeons repairs the knee joint
by covering the thighbone with a metal covering
and enclosing the shinbone with plastic. The
prosthesis replaces the rough and irregular
surfaces of the worn bone with smooth surfaces.
The procedure involves some removal of bone and
cartilage and is one of the most widely
practiced. After a TKR, you should expect to
spend three to five days at the hospital while
undertaking some weight bearing exercised under
the guidance of the surgeons.
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• Risks associated with Knee Replacement Surgery

• Infection

Bacteria that enter the bloodstream during dental
procedures or from urinary tract, skin, or
fingernail infections are the most common

• Blood clots in the leg vein or lungs

Blood clots in the leg veins are the most common
complication of knee replacement surgery.

• Osteolysis

The bone lying next to the knee implant also
breaks down due to the bodys reaction. The
reaction is primarily caused due to the contact
between the metal and plastic components in the
knee replacement.

• Implant fracture

Implant fracture is often reported following the
completion of the knee replacement surgery
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Despite the underlying risks, one can see the
advantages of knee replacement surgery without
any issue. Lets take a look at the whole
advantages of knee replacement surgery.

• Advantages of Knee Replacement Surgery

• Normal life gets resumed with knee replacement
  surgery for the help in daily to daily
  activities. Cycling and swimming can be indulged
  in as with walking.

• Most patients can bend their knee from straight
  to 110º

• Freedom from pain

• Improved deformed joints alignment and muscle
  strength are noticed after surgery.

• Often the surgery leads to a more mobility and
  the knee replacement last for greater amount of
  years

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