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KNEE REPLACEMENT
Total knee replacement is one of the most common and
very successful surgery done worldwide. This has been
done since the early 1970's and millions of people suffering
from Arthritic knees have got their life back. Afterall
life is mobility and mobility is life. Total knee replacement
surgery is considered for patients whose knee joints
have been damaged by either progressive arthritis, trauma,
or other rare destructive diseases of the joint. The
most common reason for knee replacement is severe osteoarthritis
of the knees.
The goals of a total knee replacement operation
are
* the relief of pain
* the correction of knee joint deformity
* the restoration of knee joint motion
* the restoration of knee joint function
* creation of a stable knee joint.
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Total knee replacement is a procedure utilized to
resurface an arthritic knee joint. Unlike total hip
replacement, where a large segment of bone is removed,
in total knee replacement it is simply the arthritic
surfaces of the bone that are trimmed and then resurfaced
with metal and plastic parts. In total knee replacement,
the ligaments that join between the femur and the tibia
on the outer portions are maintained.
Total knee replacement is very effective in relieving
pain and restoring good functional ambulation. The surgery
also corrects any deformity of the knee joint like bow
leg or knock knees. After total knee replacement, patients
can walk, hike, climb, cycle, and swim normally. Recently
designed Knee replacement surgery appear to have 85%
to 90% survival at twenty years. Knee replacement in
1998 are more successful than hip replacements with
a lower incidence of revision.
We do Total knee replacement for overseas patients regularly.
To
know more about knee replacement please visit
www.kneereplacementcenter.org
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