What is Total Knee Replacement Surgery?

Total knee replacement is a complex surgical procedure wherein knee joint is replaced with prosthetic implant made up of artificial material or metals.

Orthopedic surgeon takes precise measurements of the knee joint in order to determine the size of knee implant. Each component of knee is then replaced with metallic component and held in place with bone cement. The surgery takes around 2-3 hours to complete. Total knee replacement surgery is also called as total knee arthroplasty.

Why is Total Knee Replacement Surgery Required?

Total knee replacement surgery becomes necessary if:

• 1. Arthritis or rare destructive knee joint diseases have severely damaged your knee
• 2. Simple activities like walking, climbing stairs become very painful
• 3. Sitting for long hours or lying down in one position also becomes painful
• 4. Walking supports become of no use
• 5. Medications and non-surgical treatments are useless to alleviate knee pain
• 6. Knee joint has been so severely damaged due to accident or injury that it cannot be healed with non-surgical treatments