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Total Knee Replacement |
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Your knees work hard during your daily routine, and arthritis of the knee or a knee
injury can make it hard for you to perform normal tasks. If your injury or arthritis
is severe, you may begin to experience pain when you are sitting down or trying
to sleep.
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A total knee replacement involves replacing the damaged bone and cartilage of the
knee joint, which provides articulating surfaces. The total procedure takes approximately
an hour to hour and a half to perform and recovery time varies between patients.
Correct rehabilitation following surgery significantly improves outcomes.
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Advantages of Total Knee Replacement : |
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The most important advantage is that this operation produces very effective and
long lasting relief from joint pain. It also gives a joint which functions normally.
The recovery period from the operation is very short and the patient is able to
walk from the second or the third day after the operation. Walking support that
is needed can often be discarded by around a month's time. The patient regains a
normal lifestyle and mobility with significant improvement in quality of life.
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