Author: Dr. Anil Raheja

All You Need To Know About Total Knee Replacement Surgery

The total knee surgery will be the last resort for the patient who hardly gets relief in knee pain despite having conventional medical treatment or therapy. Until it is not essential the doctor avoids to do total knee replacement surgery in Delhi. The ultimate goal of this surgery is to provide immediate relief from the knee pain that is hampering the mobility and flexibility of the patient as well as prevent them from doing any day to day activity. Through this surgery, the surgeon increases knee function by resurfacing the bone that meets at the knee joint.

Introduction to knee replacement surgery

Total knee replacement surgery is known as knee arthroplasty or knee surgery. It is a surgical procedure that is performed by a professional expert and experienced orthopedic surgeon. The surgery is performed to resurface the knee damaged by arthritis. Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint, along with the kneecap. This surgery can be considered suitable or appropriate for those who have a severe knee injury or severe arthritis and the patient is suffering from debilitating pain.

Why do you need knee replacement surgery?

Knee arthroplasty becomes imperative when there are incessant pain and disability in the knee. The most common reason for knee arthroplasty is osteoarthritis. It is the condition in which there is a breakdown of joint cartilage. When the cartilage gets damaged it confines movement and may cause mild to severe pain even while you are resting. Patients with chronic or severe degenerative joint disease usually feel the inability to perform activities such as bending at the knee, climbing on stairs, walking and so on.

What happens during the surgery?

The surgery requires a hospital stay and it is conducted under the influence of general anesthesia.

The surgeon makes an incision in the knee area. After this, the surgeon removes the impaired cartilage of the knee joint and replaces it with the prosthesis. The prosthesis is made of metal and plastic. The most common type of prosthesis is a cemented prosthesis. This cemented prosthesis is attached to the bone with the help of surgical cement. The prosthesis contains three major components such as the tibial, the femoral and the patellar.

Once the knee joint is resurfaced with the prosthesis, the incision is closed with the help of stitches and surgical staples. The doctor may also place a drain in the incision to remove the fluid. Finally, the sterile bandage or dressing will be applied to the operated area.

Risks and complications of knee replacement surgery

As it is with any surgical procedure, there can be some risks and complications associated with the total knee replacement surgery in Delhi. It may include as such below:

  • Infection

  • Bleeding

  • Fracture

  • A blood clot in the legs or lungs

  • Pain or stiffness

  • Loosening of the prosthesis

  • Wearing out of the prosthesis

Although, these complications are not very common, nevertheless, you can discuss with the surgeon how to avoid any post-surgery complication. Moreover, you should not ignore if any complication occurs and consult the doctor immediately.

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Understand Hip Fracture and Spine Surgery

Hip fracture

Apart from fall, any trauma can also create potential risk to hip fracture. If you see it from the mechanism of injury point of view, the femur may not break but a portion of the pelvis (public ramus) may be fractured or ruptured. You may feel pain in your hip after the incident, however, after a proper diagnose, examination and x-ray may show a source different that hip joint as a cause of hip pain.

Trauma can also cause hip dislocation in which the femoral head loses its connection with the acetabulum. The hip replacement surgeons in Delhi that it is almost always related with an acetabulur (refer to pelvic bone) fracture. In some cases, when patients have hip replacement, the artificial hip may dislocate spontaneously.

Hence it is recommended that whenever you have any traumatic injury, do not ignore the initial symptoms and consult the Hip specialist as soon as possible.

Spine surgery

Back pain issues is one of the major health issues that dominates a large section of people around the world. Mostly back pain is due to spinal issue which occurs due to many reason in which improper lifestyle, absence of exercise and disease or trauma are some common factors for it. When the condition or the severity of the pain become severe, surgery can be an option to cure the problem.

Laminectomy

It is one of the widely used spine treatment procedure used by the spine surgery specialist in Delhi to get relieve from the pain. Laminectomy can be an appropriate treatment for the spinal condition occurs due to spondylolisthesis and stenosis. It involves removal part of the back bone to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves. It is usually conducted in combination with the spine fusion surgery.