Knee pain is a problem which comes with age . When a person gets old , knee problem is the most common among people . Approx. 19% of the total population is suffering from knee problem worldwide . Surprisingly , women are more than men in percentage as far as knee injury is concerned . Speaking of India , nearly 90% people of age between 60 to 65 years suffer from knee problems , which is quite a high percentage . Knee specialist says that it could be prevent by a proper lifestyle and food habits . If a person regularly do normal exercise related to leg / knees every day , his chances to get knee problems are very low . But , once you get the knee problem it’s not preferable every time to do exercise , it depends on the condition of the knee . In such a situation , a method which is attracting many patient is Knee Replacement .

Knee Replacement is a surgery to get rid of pain and disability from Knee . In this procedure , weight bearing surface are replaced at it’s right place . In general , knee replacement is done for osteoarthritis and other knee related problems like Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis . Orthopedic surgeons often say that if you don’t get the treatment on time for knee replacement it could damage your spine as well . Despite the fact , majority of people couldn’t decide for the Knee Replacement Surgery on time & delay it till the last stage , which deteriorates the situation furthermore .

Risk Factors

There are always a few risk factors in surgical procedures , so are in Knee Replacement Surgery . Few risk factors are -

    ⁃    The replaced part (Knee Joint) could be loose and needs to be replaced again in future . It could be fixed as intended earlier . 

    ⁃    A few muscles or blood vessels which comes under the surgical path may get injured . It could bring some weakness or swallowing in the replacement part .

    ⁃    Normal bleeding could happen in some surgeries , which could be the reason of infection as well .

    ⁃    A risk for fracture is always there in knee injury . It could make the complete procedure start again .

    ⁃    Blood clots are possible in knee joints . Which could be the reason for continuous pain and stiffness under knee joints .

 

Key Types of Knee Replacement Surgery 

Partial Knee Replacement

In this sort of knee replacement , only the part which is damaged is replaced . Only small incision is required for this surgery . It causes less pain and faster recovery in comparison of Total Knee Replacement Surgery .

Bilateral Knee Replacement 

Bilateral Knee Replacement surgery is done when both the knees are replaced at once . That people whose both knees are affected could get benefit out of Bilateral Knee Replacement because it takes less time in the procedures . However , the recovery time is more in Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery and a patient needs more assistance during this sort of Surgery .

Total Knee Replacement 

Total knee replacement is done when your knees maximum damaged and unable to move when a person feels extreme difficulty in following normal daily task , daily activities like in sitting and laying down . Total knee replacement is mostly required in osteoarthritis , arthritis and when it’s extreme knee pain . According to a statistics , the Total Knee Replacement is helpful in pain relief in more than 90% of cases.