Total Knee Replacement: A Panacea for Knee Problems
The success rate of knee replacement surgery is extremely high. It's done when the knee wears out from conditions like RA and osteoarthritis. In this procedure, the bones that make up the knee joint (the upper thigh bone and the leg bone) have their surfaces modified by the surgeon so they no longer rub against one another. Patella, or shinbone, femur (thighbone), and tibia (shinbone) form the knee joint (knee cap). Total knee replacement involves surgically inserting an artificial joint into a patient with one or more damaged knee ligaments or tendons. The femur and tibia are cut off at the ends and replaced with a plastic prosthesis attached to a metal stem. How prevalent are the various subsets of knee replacement procedures? Two of the most popular procedures for knee replacement are:- Reconstruction of the Entire Knee Joint Unicompartmental Knee Replacement: A Partial Knee Replacement The common type of knee replacement surgery is a total knee replacement. Partial knee repla...