Knee Surgery
Knee Replacement Surgeon in Chennai
Are you suffering from Knee pain severely and looking for Knee Replacement Surgeon in Chennai? Then consider Dr. Vivek who is well-experienced and has expertise in giving solutions to get feel pain-free. We are specialized not only in the knee but also in hip surgery to provide perfect treatment and medications.
Know what Knee Replacement is:
Knee Replacement in surgical procedures removes joint diseased surfaces and replaces them with an artificial surface. This knee replacement provides all weight-bearing surfaces in the knee joint in order to decrease pain and increase motion in the joint. In a knee replacement surgery, the bones were worn and hard cartilage was removed and replaced with metal and plastic parts. The plastic acts joint-free and helps to have a stable knee.
Symptoms of Knee Replacement
- Pain while walking, doing routine activities, or even sleep
- Swelling that does not respond even to taking medications and rest
- Inability to bend or straighten the knee
- No improvement even taking medications, therapy
- Knee injections
- Degree of deformity
Knee Replacement Surgery Risk Complications
- Bleeding
- Blood Clots in the leg or lungs
- Heart Attack or Stroke
- Breathing problems
- Nerve damage in the knee
If your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, it may be hard to do even simple activities such as walking or climbing stairs. You may feel pain while you are sitting or lying down after a walk or activities you perform. If you take non-surgical treatments like medications that are no longer helpful; you must consider this Knee Replacement Surgery. This treatment is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain and correct leg deformity thus helping you in resuming your activities back to normal.
Types of Knee Replacement
There are 5 types of Knee Replacement Surgery
Total Knee Replacement
Replace the surface of the thigh and shin bone that connects to the knee.
Partial Knee Replacement
Arthritis affects only one side of the knee and can be performed through a smaller cut than the total knee replacement.
Patello femoral Replacement
This replacement is under the surface and groove of the kneecap sit. It is very effective for people with chronic kneecap arthritis.
Complex Knee Replacement
This surgery is needed if you have severe arthritis or if you have already done 2-3 knee replacement surgeries.
Cartilage Restorations
It is done when an isolated area of injury or wear, this area can be replaced with a living cartilage graft or cells which grow into cartilage.
Let’s know what after the surgery
- Your knee is covered with a dressing and a drainage tube removes excess fluids from the wound
- After this surgery, you may get reduce the risk of infection and blood clot
- Strong pain relief and can have healthy foods after your operation
- Your stitches are removed after 10days from the surgery
Benefit of Knee Replacement Surgery
- Relief in pain
- Increase mobility
- Get improve in daily activities
- Improve the quality of life
Treatment for Knee Replacement Surgery
- The procedure of knee replacement surgery includes some tests to get improve the knee with strong and healthy.
- First of all, while you go for the treatment of knee replacement; you are given antibiotics and blood-thinning drugs about half an hour before the surgery
- This drug helps to prevent complications such as infection and blood clots
- Your leg will be cleaned and finally prepared for treatment(surgery)
- You will have anesthesia(become unconscious) or spinal anesthesia(numb you from the injection site down)
- Latest technology and equipment used to reduce the risk of clots such as stocking or foot pumps during the operations
- Soft tissue such as muscle is moved to expose the knee joint and the tibia and femur are cut thus it removed the diseased knee joint
- Tibia and femur are removed to have a prosthetic knee implant in the correct position
- A special type of glue called bone cement is used to anchor the prosthetic knee to the femur and tibia
- If needed, the kneecap(patella) is replaced ligaments and muscles are rearranged
- A drainage tube is inserted into the wound and the incision is closed with stitches or clips
- This operation can take between 2-4 hours with proper treatment
Knee Surgery
Why Choosing Dr. Vivek for Ortho Specialist
At Dr. Vivek, we are doing our best efforts in bringing most patients’ pain to get over. Our clinic is one of the best centers who offer the lowest consultation with 24/7 availability in ensuring prompt treatment. Every patient receives the highest standard of care and support in giving better cost-efficient and time-saving for quick recovery. Since Dr. Vivek’s clinic has a holistic approach with end-to-end integration of various processes to complete post-operative care.