Knee Replacement Surgery: What to Expect?

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DR. SUNIL RAJAN
Head of Department Apollo Institute of
Orthopaedics, Apollo Hospitals, Indore M.S
Orthopedics, Specialization Joint Replacement
Surgery
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Knee Replacement Surgery What to Expect?
Knee replacement surgery is one of the most
common bone surgeries in the country. Whether you
need the surgery is a decision that you and your
doctor, an orthopedic surgeon, carefully make
together. More than 90 of people who have had
their knees replaced see a huge improvement in
pain and their ability to get around.
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Known as arthroplasty,  knee replacement  surgery
replaces the damaged parts of your knee with
artificial parts. Several million Americans live
with such implants.
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• Deciding to Have Surgery
• You might get surgery for a number of reasons
• Severe pain and stiffness makes it hard for you
  to walk, climb stairs, or get out of a chair.
• Nagging knee pain bothers you while resting,
  possibly keeping you from sleeping well.
• Your knee is often swollen.
• Your knee is bowed or has other defects.
• Physical therapy and medication havent helped.

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Preparing for Surgery
Before you have surgery, your surgeon will take
your medical history and do a physical exam that
includes X-rays and possibly blood tests. Your
doctor will use those X-rays to figure out what
the damage inside your knee looks like. The
doctor will also want to see how strong the
muscle support around your knee is, and how well
you can move the joint. As with all surgeries,
tell your doctor what medications you are on,
including blood thinners, aspirin, or other
drugs. Theyll also need to know if you have a
history of infections, bleeding, or blood clots.
You also shouldnt eat for 8 hours before the
surgery.
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During Surgery
Knee replacement surgery has become more
advanced. If you are healthy, it can be done as
an outpatient procedure without a hospital stay.
If done in the hospital, expect to stay in the
hospital for at least 1 to 4 days. Just before
surgery, nurses might insert an intravenous line
(IV) into a vein in your arm or hand to give you
fluids and medicines. They also have to shave
your skin where the doctor will make the cut.
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You might get general anesthesia to put you in a
deep sleep during the surgery. Your doctor may
decide instead to give you a spinal/epidural
anesthesia, which will numb you below the waist
but keep you awake. Most people will have general
anesthesia.
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Surgery can take 1 to 2 hours. Your doctor can do
it a couple of ways. They might make an 8- to
10-inch cut in the front of the knee. Then
theyll take out the damaged part of the joint
and the surfaces of the thigh bone and shin next
to the joint. Once that is done, the surgeon will
implant the artificial knee. You might get
whats called minimally invasive surgery. In
this case, the surgeon will make a shorter cut,
around 4 to 6 inches. This will result in less
damage to muscle and tendon. A person who is
thin, young, and healthy is usually a good
candidate for this technique.
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After Surgery
You can expect to be up on your feet within a
day. That might be hard to do on your own at
first. So you may need parallel bars, crutches, a
walker, or a cane for a while to get
up. Usually, you can expect a big improvement in
flexibility and much less pain within a month.
Its important to exercise your knee often, to
keep down swelling and to strengthen your
muscles.
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You might need help from a physical therapist,
who will go through a series of exercises to
strengthen your repaired knee. How long youll
need physical therapy depends on your health and
how motivated you are to recover from your
surgery.
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Dr Sunil Rajan is Knee specialist and Orthopaedic
surgeon in Indore. He provides an outstanding
level of Orthopaedic Care in Indore. Whether you
Need help with your Knee, Hip and Shoulder you
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providing the best care. He takes time to find
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