What Is the Process of Knee Replacement Surgery?
Having your knee replaced involves having arthritic and damaged parts removed and replaced with artificial prosthetic joints.
An artificial joint performs exactly like a healthy, real joint. With an artificial joint, you can enjoy all of the physical activities you used to enjoy, and maybe some you couldn't enjoy before. The only difference will be the absence of knee pain.
How bad must my knees be before I can have them replaced?
This is something you will determine with your doctor. After an evaluation by an orthopedist, a consultation and some thought about how a knee replacement will impact your life, you will be ready to make the decision for yourself.
If you are having knee pain every day, you may respond by resting your knees. When you do this, the muscles around the knee become weaker. That means that you will have more knee pain.
Joint replacement may be exactly what you need if you have tried other options like medication and physical therapy to no avail.
Click here to learn more about torn ACL surgery.
Innovative MIS (Minimally Invasive Knee Joint Replacement)
Specialized techniques are used when performing MIS. That is what makes it minimally invasive. With MIS, a very small incision is made, so there is far less trauma to soft tissues.
When MIS is used, it has many benefits over standard knee replacement surgery. Patients who have MIS experience shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery, and little, if any scarring. MIS is not, however, the appropriate choice for all patients.
Your orthopedist is the only one who can really tell you if MIS is the right procedure for you.
Are there risks associated with MIS?
Of course, MIS is a major operation, and there are always risks involved with any surgery.
Whenever major surgery is performed, complications may arise. Happily, these are usually easy to avoid or mitigate.
So, how soon can I go back to my regular schedule? I need to be able to drive and work!
This is another decision that you will make for yourself on consideration of the advice of your orthopedist and instructions from your doctor and surgeon. The amount of time you will need to rest may be quite different from the amount that is correct for another person.
Click here to learn more about knee arthroscopy.
Having your knee replaced involves having arthritic and damaged parts removed and replaced with artificial prosthetic joints.
An artificial joint performs exactly like a healthy, real joint. With an artificial joint, you can enjoy all of the physical activities you used to enjoy, and maybe some you couldn't enjoy before. The only difference will be the absence of knee pain.
How bad must my knees be before I can have them replaced?
This is something you will determine with your doctor. After an evaluation by an orthopedist, a consultation and some thought about how a knee replacement will impact your life, you will be ready to make the decision for yourself.
If you are having knee pain every day, you may respond by resting your knees. When you do this, the muscles around the knee become weaker. That means that you will have more knee pain.
Joint replacement may be exactly what you need if you have tried other options like medication and physical therapy to no avail.
Click here to learn more about torn ACL surgery.
Innovative MIS (Minimally Invasive Knee Joint Replacement)
Specialized techniques are used when performing MIS. That is what makes it minimally invasive. With MIS, a very small incision is made, so there is far less trauma to soft tissues.
When MIS is used, it has many benefits over standard knee replacement surgery. Patients who have MIS experience shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery, and little, if any scarring. MIS is not, however, the appropriate choice for all patients.
Your orthopedist is the only one who can really tell you if MIS is the right procedure for you.
Are there risks associated with MIS?
Of course, MIS is a major operation, and there are always risks involved with any surgery.
Whenever major surgery is performed, complications may arise. Happily, these are usually easy to avoid or mitigate.
So, how soon can I go back to my regular schedule? I need to be able to drive and work!
This is another decision that you will make for yourself on consideration of the advice of your orthopedist and instructions from your doctor and surgeon. The amount of time you will need to rest may be quite different from the amount that is correct for another person.
Click here to learn more about knee arthroscopy.
About the Author:
Dr. Tarlow is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 20 years specializing in knee surgery. He opened his own clinic, Advanced Knee Care, with a focus on specialty patient care. Click here to learn more about Dr. Tarlow, Phoenix knee surgeons and Phoenix and Mesa-area Knee Arthroscopy.
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