Knee joint replacement

Knee joint replacement (total reed):

One of the most important weight-bearing joints of the body is the knee joint, and it is more prone to osteoarthritis than any other joint in the body.

Knee arthritis is one of the most debilitating orthopedic disorders and is more common in people over 50 years old.

Several factors accelerate the onset and progression of knee arthritis:

• Aging after 50 years old
• ladies
• Angular disorders of the lower limbs such as bracket knees (Genuvarum)
• History of intra-articular and peri-articular fractures
• Chronic injury of the cruciate ligaments, especially the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
• Meniscal injury
• Chondral Lesion
• Genetic predisposition
• Wrong sitting and walking habits
• obesity
• cigarettes

There are many treatment methods for knee arthritis, which vary according to the age of the patient and the severity of the arthritis, from drug treatments to surgical treatments.

In cases where knee arthritis has become so severe that the pain caused by it cannot be relieved by medicine, surgical treatments are necessary, the most important of which is the complete replacement of the knee joint.

Knee replacement surgery is one of the most advanced treatments currently performed for severe cases of knee arthritis. This surgery has a high success rate, provided that the world's standard prostheses are used, a skilled and knowledgeable surgeon performs this surgery, and the patient has a proper rehabilitation and physical therapy period.

During this operation, first, all the cartilage surfaces on the thigh and the leg, which are destroyed due to arthritis, are removed, and then these surfaces are covered by a prosthesis made of advanced alloys, and finally, between these two, with a part made of polyethylene. It is filled to complete the sliding ability of the knee joint.

During this operation, all angular disorders of the knee caused by arthritis are also corrected.

If there are no complications during the surgery, usually the patient is discharged from the hospital on his own leg and with the help of a cane within three days at most.

The length of the rehabilitation period of this surgery is about 3 months, and if both legs need this surgery, the second leg can be operated with an interval of one week to three months.

The life of these prostheses in ideal conditions is between 15 and 20 years, and after the end of their useful life, they will be replaced with another prosthesis.

Unlike the past years when there was an age limit for joint replacement surgery, today this operation is performed under special conditions at young or very old ages so that people of any age can use their maximum health capacity.

Treatment approach in patients with severe knee arthritis, if it cannot be resolved with existing pre-treatments, it will eventually be treated through a type of surgery known as total resection and by replacing the affected knee joint.