Get Total Pain Relief With Joint Replacement Surgery In Delhi

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WHAT IS A KNEE JOINT?

The knee is a complex joint made up of three bones in a flexible joint formation: the patella (kneecap), the end of the femur (thigh bone), and the top of the tibia (shin bone). These bones are joined with each other forming the three 'compartments' of the knee.

WHAT ARE THE COMMONEST CAUSES OF KNEE PAIN?

An immense number of disorders and injuries can damage the knee to the point where it becomes painful or will not function properly.

Although an immense number of disorders can be the root of knee pain, the following are the most crucial ones: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis

•OSTEOARTHRITIS: This is an age-related 'wear and tear' type of arthritis. People 50 years of age and older bears this kind of pain.

•RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: This is a disorder in which the synovial membrane that is around the joint becomes inflamed and thickened. This chronic inflammation can damage the cartilage and bone leading to pain and deformities.

•POST-TRAUMATIC ARTHRITIS: This is caused by major injury or fractures of the bones surrounding ...
... the knee or tears of the knee.

The joint cartilage gets sabotaged in an arthritic knee and the simply protected perpetual in the bone gets exposed giving rise to severe pain.

WHAT IS TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT?

The surfaces forming the joint are replaced and a well-polished metal prosthesis is stuck in. The metal glides smoothly on a high range plastic stuck in. The soft tissue imbalance is also corrected and any deformity is also corrected continuously.

Joint Replacement Surgery in Delhi consist replacement of some or all of the components of the knee joint with a synthetic implant, to repair the scathed weight-bearing surfaces that are causing pain. A total knee replacement surgery replaces all three compartments of the injured knee joint. A partial knee replacement includes an implant in just one or two compartments of the knee, retaining any unscathed parts.

WHY DO I NEED A KNEE REPLACEMENT?

As already pointed out, various modalities of treating and aiding the pain and preventing disorders progression are available. But in advanced stages the joint worsens and no treatment or surgeries are successful. Someone who is in constant and severe pain, wheelchair bound, not able to walk without stick and not responding to the non-surgical treatment should consider the option of the replacement. The eventual goal of Joint Replacement Surgery in Delhi is total pain relief and restoring joint movement.