Knee Replacement Surgery: Know The Process And Surgery Types

Knee Replacement, Surgery, Orthopedic and Trauma

Knee replacement is the most common, and one of the highly effective solutions for treating damage and worn out or injured bones. This is a super specialty area which is pursued by the Orthopaedic surgery in India and Ahmedabad. Your knee bones become restricted owing to damage, pain, and inflammation caused due to injury or arthritis.

While there are non-surgical options such as physiotherapy and medication to relieve pain or improve flexibility, knee replacement is majorly recommended when the other treatment options fail to provide a feasible and permanent solution.

In a knee replacement surgery, the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee are replaced with metal and plastic components, which are shaped to allow smooth and continued motion of the knee joint. This is known as implant or prosthesis.

Knee Replacement Types:

Total Knee Replacement: In this surgery type, the damaged cartilage and bone are removed from the surface of the knee joint and replaced with metal and plastic implant device, In the total knee replacement surgery, three parts of the joint are replaced. The two parts of the prosthesis are placed onto the ends of the femur, tibia, and undersurface of the patella using special bone cement. In general, the metal is applicable on femur end whereas plastic component is for tibia plus patella for the novel knee surface. However, surgeons are now using newer surfaces, including metal on metal or ceramic on ceramic.

When is total knee replacement possible?

  • Pain that limits activities such as walking, climbing stairs and getting in and out of chair, or even moderate or severe knee pain at rest
  • Restricted knee function or mobility, such as chronic knee stiffness and swelling that prevents one from bending and straightening the knee
  • Failure of other methods to improve symptoms, for example, resting, weight loss, physical therapy, a cane or other walking aids, medications, braces, and surgery
  • Knee deformity, such as a joint that bows in or out 

Partial Knee Replacement: Partial knee replacement surgery in Lucknow and Ahmedabad, also called ‘Unicondylar knee Arthroplasty’ is a surgery that may be considered for treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint where the complete knee joint does not require a replacement. Earlier, a partial knee replacement was considered an option for elderly people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee. However, now this treatment option is available for the younger lot as well because they show speedy recovery and experience lesser pain.

When is partial knee replacement possible?

Partial knee replacement surgery in Lucknow and Ahmedabad is carried out when arthritis in the knee is confined to a limited area. If the arthritis is widespread, then partial knee replacement is not the solution. This knee replacement surgery process works by removing the damaged tissue as well as the bone in your knee joint. The affected areas are then replaced with a prosthetic, a man-made implant.

Knee Replacement Revision Surgery

Other than the two knee replacement types, partial knee replacement and total knee replacement; there exists a third type also which is known as the knee replacement revision surgery. In total knee replacement surgery, the affected or damaged knee joint gets replaced by an artificial implant, also known as a prosthesis, which is made of metal and plastic. Most of the total knee replacement surgeries stand very successfully, however, with due time, in certain cases, the implant starts wearing and loosening which then calls for a total knee replacement revision surgery.

The revision surgery is also categorized into different types. In certain cases, just one component or implant of the prosthesis needs revision. And in some cases, all the major three components namely, femoral, tibial, and patellar call for a removal or replacement. The bone around the knee joint is rebuilt with augments or bone graft.

Conclusion

Knee replacement is indeed the most commonly done Orthopaedic surgery in India and Ahmedabad. Among the leaders in knee replacement, Shalby Hospitals Ahmedabad has been a trendsetter. Patients at Shalby are treated under highly sterile conditions. Shalby has Class 100 OTs totally dedicated to Joint Replacement surgeries which match the strictest infection control world standards.

Shalby has even pioneered the use of Surgical Space Suit which is worn by surgeons during the surgery to rule out the minutest possibility of an infection. This is the reason, Knee replacements at Shalby Hospitals Ahmedabad have the maximum success rate, and people from all across the globe reach out to Shalby.

If you want to know more details about knee replacement surgery at Shalby Multispecialty Hospital, Call us at - +91 7069001001
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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