Knee Replacement
Also called: Knee arthroplasty
Knee replacement is surgery for people with severe knee damage. Knee replacement can relieve pain and allow you to be more active. Your doctor may recommend it if you have knee pain and medicine and other treatments are not helping you anymore.
When you have a total knee replacement, the surgeon removes damaged cartilage and bone from the surface of your knee joint and replaces them with a man-made surface of metal and plastic. In a partial knee replacement, the surgeon only replaces one part of your knee joint. The surgery can cause scarring, blood clots and, rarely, infections. After a knee replacement, you will no longer be able to do certain activities, such as jogging and high-impact sports.
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In July I woke up and coudn't walk on my left knee. Cortisone shot didn't help, and an MRI revealed I needed a TKR which I had on Sept. 25th 2009. I experienced very little postoperative pain with the exception of nurses aids that didn't have a clue as to what they were doing. In home therapy resulted in a ...
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After 3 surgeries for various things including torn cartilage and loose bodies I started experiencing pain in my knee as I aged. As the pain got worse and I was literally dragging my keg behind me I decide to have it checked out. The doctor explained that the joint was riddled with bone spurs that was the start of arthiritis ...
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Describe what happened, how you treated it, and what's going on today My right knee has become increasingly painful over the last 3-4 years even though I knew I has osteoarthritis for at least 10 years. The last 4-5 months the pain was unbearable at time bringing me to tears with provocation. That is when I decided to have a ...
Knee Replacement is Used For These Conditions
| Condition | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Conditions (average) |
3.2
(9)
|
1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Knee Meniscus Injury |
5.0
| ||||||
| Knee Water on the Knee |
4.0
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| Knee Pain |
3.0
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| Knee Osteoarthritis |
2.8
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