All about Knee Replacement Procedures

1
All About Knee Replacement Procedures
2
Anatomy of knee
3
Treatment Options

• Non-Operative procedures
• Operative procedures

4
Non-operative procedures

• Lifestyle Modification, Exercise and Physical
  Therapy, Anti-Inflammatory Medications,
  Glucosamine/Chondroitin, joint fluid therapy,
  bracing, acupuncture, therapies and
  Corticosteroid injections.

5
Operative procedures

• Arthroscopy
• Osteotomy
• Knee replacement surgery

6
Arthroscopy

• This surgical procedure permits doctors to
  visualize, diagnose and treat the impaired knee
  joint in a minimally-invasive way- no need to
  make a large incision through the skin and other
  soft tissues.

7
Osteotomy

• The procedure of cutting of the tibia
  (shinbone) or femur (thighbone) followed by
  reshaping them to relieve pressure on the knee
  joint is called as Osteotomy.

8
Knee Replacement Surgery

• It can be divided into two
• 1. Partial knee replacement surgery
• 2. Total knee replacement surgery

9
Partial Knee Replacement Surgery

• In this procedure, only one part of a damaged
  knee is substituted.

10
Total Knee replacement Surgery

• In this process, the entire knee joint is
  replaced.

11
Comparison
12
Conditions that lead to a knee surgery

• Knee injury
• Medical conditions such as Rheumatoid arthritis,
  osteoarthritis(primary and secondary both)

13
Possible Complications of the surgery

• Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Blood clot
• Infection
• Aches and pains
• Discomfort

14
Contact Us -
Address- 706, Pearl Business Park, Netaji
Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi, Delhi
110034 Email ID- wecare_at_medmonks.com Website-htt
ps//medmonks.com/knee-replacement-india Contact
no- 917683088559
15
THANK YOU