What is Knee Replacement surgery | Sport Injury | Hip , Shoulder Replacement

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• Total Knee Replacement Surgery

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DEFINATION Knee replacement surgery is
a routine operation that involves replacing a
damaged, worn or diseased knee with an artificial
joint. Mostly carried out on people between the
ages of 60 and 80.
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• Knee replacement is needed
• Knee replacement surgery is usually
  necessary when the knee joint is worn or damaged
  to the extent that your mobility is reduced and
  you experience pain even while resting.
• The most common reason for knee replacement
  surgery
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Haemophilia
• Gout
• Avascular necrosis
• Knee injury
• Knee deformity with pain and loss of cartilage
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• A knee replacement is major surgery, so is
  normally only recommended if other treatments,
  such as physiotherapy or steroid injections,
  haven't helped reduce pain or improve mobility.
• Types of knee replacement surgery
• There are two main types of surgery
• Total knee replacement (TKR)  both sides of
  your knee joint are replaced
• Partial (half) knee replacement (PKR)  only
  one side of your joint is replaced in a smaller
  operation with a shorter hospital stay and
  recovery period

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• Alternative surgery
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• There are alternative surgeries to knee
  replacement, but results are often not as good in
  the long term.
• Alternatives may include
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• Arthroscopic washout and debridement  an
  arthroscope (tiny telescope) is inserted into the
  knee, which is then washed out with saline to
  clear out any bits of bone or cartilage
• Osteotomy  during an open operation, the
  surgeon cuts the shin bone and realigns it so
  that weight is no longer focused on the damaged
  part of the knee
• Mosaicplasty  a keyhole operation that
  involves transferring plugs of hard cartilage,
  together with some underlying bone from another
  part of your knee, to repair the damaged surface

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• Risks of knee replacement surgery
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• Knee replacement surgery is a common
  operation and most people don't experience
  complications. 
• Complications are rare but can include
• Stiffness of the knee
• Infection of the wound
• Deep infection of the joint replacement, needing
  further surgery 
• Unexpected bleeding into the knee joint
• Ligament, artery or nerve damage in the area
  around the knee joint
• Blood clots or deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Persistent pain the in the knee
• Fracture  a break in the bone around the knee
  replacement during or after the operation

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