dr rajan's knee clinic

 If your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, it may be hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairs. You may even begin to feel pain while you are sitting or lying down. If nonsurgical treatments like medications and using walking supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery. Joint replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain, correct leg deformity, and help you resume normal activities. Knee replacement surgery was first performed in 1968 Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. It is most commonly performed for osteoarthritis,[1]  and also for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In patients with severe deformity from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or long-standing osteoarthritis, the surgery may b...

Hip replacement is highly successful surgery in which portions of the hip joint are replaced with implants. Most patients have a total hip replacement, but for some others, a partial replacement (hemi arthroplasty) may be appropriate. Common symptoms before surgery :- Severe hip pain that is not relieved by medication and that interferes with your work, sleep or everyday activity. Hip stiffness that restricts motion and makes it difficult to walk. Risks in Hip replacement :- Risks and complications in hip replacement are similar to those associated with all joint replacements. They can include infection, dislocation, limb length inequality, loosening, impingement, osteolysis, metal sensitivity, nerve palsy, chronic pain and death. Weight loss surgery before a hip replacement does not appear to change outcomes. Infection :-  Infection is one of the most common causes for revision of a total hip replacement, along with loosening and dislocation. Risk factors for infection include ob...

 Arthritis is a disease phaging the last years of life. The phase for which you stock the happy experiences . Arthritis fill the elderly age with pain, stiffening the joints it stiff the moments you preserve to ease your golden age. Restricting the joint mobility,  it binds you in cage of dependence for what you have worked with diligence your whole life, you worked for independence and just a disease trap your dreams. But dreams have no end when your will is grand. Knee replacement is one such blissful aid to Arthritis. Your knees carry the weight of your head and trunk, the weight of your loved once, the load of your worries, your responsibilities and keep you walking, running, jumping all your life. It get jammed by the invasion of friction in it's fluency; then you need to get it back to life.  Why to stress the rugged knee when you can replace it? Knees are replaceable , but souls and dreams  die once you loose them. Don't let your knees restrict your independe...

In general terms, arthritis refers to a disease that causes pain or stiffness in major joints. Collectively representing more than (100) different types of arthritis. Arthritis affects more than 15% people in India.It is a disease affecting the components  of job and thus restricting the mobility of the joints by the pain. The disease affect people of all ages but show marked increase with increasing age. The commonly affecting joints vary with the type and cause of Arthritis,  the most common of this being osteoarthritis.  Major Types Of Arthritis: Osteoarthritis : Osteoarthritis is a disease common in elderly women. It is a degenerative disease of synovial joint cartilage that erodes the cartilage and thus cause pain and stiffness to increased friction between the bone surfaces. Rheumatoid Arthritis: An idiopathic autoimmune bone disease that at times is linked with genetic cause. This presents in small joints such as great toe and fingers and in ...

Knee joint replacement is a procedure that involves replacing an injured or ailing knee with an artificial joint, or prosthesis. The prosthesis is made of metal alloys, plastics, and polymers. It mimics the function of a knee. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), replacement knees can fit your needs and specifications. When selecting a prosthetic knee, your doctor will take into account your: age weight activity level overall health The procedure to remove your old knee and replace it with a prosthesis usually takes less than two hours, but recovery and rehabilitation can last months. Another name for this procedure is knee arthroplasty. Knee replacements are a very common surgery. The AAOS notes that more than 600,000 knee replacements occur every year in the United States. What is the purpose of a knee joint replacement? Damage from arthritis is the most common reason for knee joint replacement . This includes both osteoarthritis and r...

Do exercises for knee pain really make a difference? The answer is a resounding yes!  There are a huge number of different causes of knee pain, but in virtually every case exercises will really help. Improving the strength and flexibility of the leg muscles changes the support around the knee and how the forces travel through the joint. Better support and better weight distribution helps to reduce pain and improve function. It is easy to get disheartened when you have pain and to think that it's never going to get better, but that is very rarely true. So take control of things today and get back to doing what you love. Where Do I Start? There is something here for everyone. Not only will you find a whole range of tailored programmes for all causes of knee problems, there's also loads of great advice on how to exercise safely and my top tips on getting the best results.  Each of these exercises for knee pain comes with easy to follow instructions in...

Knee joint replacement involves replacing part or all of a knee joint that has been damaged or worn away with a prosthesis - a new joint made of metal and plastic. The aim of a knee replacement is to reduce pain from arthritis and improve function. Types Of Knee Replacement Knee replacements were first carried out in the 1940’s and have developed significantly since then. There are two types of knee joint replacement:  1) Partial Knee Replacement A partial knee replacement it where only part of the joint is removed and replaced with a metal and plastic prosthesis. It is sometimes known as a Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) or Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty.  A partial knee joint replacement is most commonly done on the inner side of the knee as that is the most common part of the joint affected by arthritis, and then the outer side. If the arthritis is at the kneecap then the back of the patellar and front surface of the thigh bone ...