Total Knee Replacement

Introduction

Knee replacement is a surgery done for a better quality of life.

Knee Pain can make a person totally dependant on others and completely housebound. This could lead to mental depression, sadness and feeling of worthlessness.

Knee Replacement Surgery apart from curing the pain can also boost ones morale by making the person completely independent and probably 10yrs younger.

Post Knee Replacement Surgery a patient can take part in all those activities and pastimes which he or she had to give up due to the knee pain.

Knee Replacement Surgery is very commonly done now, but to obtain excellent results and avoid complications one has to get it done from a trained Knee Surgeon.

Knee Replacements in India are far more challenging than those done in the west as the deformities in Indian patients are much more severe due to their unwillingness for surgery early.

This makes the knee replacement Surgeons form India more competent to handle all sorts of deformities with great ease.

Surgery Duration is roughly around one and a half hour and is performed under spinal and Epidural Anaesthesia.

Post surgery the patient is made to walk on the 2nd day and is usually discharged from the hospital by about the 5th day.

The Success of Knee Replacement Surgery depends on the following :
	Surgeon Trained in Total  Knee Replacement Surgery
	Specially Trained Anaesthetist for Knee Replacement Surgery
	Well Equipped Operation Theatre for Knee Replacement Surgery
	Competent Physiotherapist
	Co-operative Patient