FAQ on Knee Replacement
What Is the Process of Knee Replacement Surgery?
When your knee is replaced, worn-out, damaged, and diseased natural parts will be removed and new, efficient, artificial prosthetic joints will be put in their place.
A prosthetic joint works just like a real, natural, healthy joint. It allows you to go back to enjoying all the physical activities you used to enjoy without knee pain.
How bad must my knees be before I can have them replaced?
You are the only person who can make this decision. Once you have an evaluation by an orthopedist, you will just need to consider the procedure and the effect it will make on your life, and decide for yourself.
If your knees hurt all the time, you may have a tendency to avoid using them. This can cause health problems like a weakening of the muscles around the knees. This only makes your knee pain worse.
Joint replacement may be exactly what you need if you have tried other options like medication and physical therapy to no avail.
Click here to learn more about surgery for torn ACL.
MIS - Minimally Invasive Knee Joint Replacement
Specialized techniques are used when performing MIS. That is what makes it minimally invasive. With MIS, a very small incision is made, so there is far less trauma to soft tissues.
MIS knee surgery is a big improvement in total knee replacement for many reasons. For one thing, with MIS, you will have a much shorter hospital stay. Additionally, you will recover more quickly and experience less scarring. Nonetheless, it is important to note that not everyone can use MIS.
A thorough consultation with your orthopedist will let you know whether or not MIS is the answer for you.
Are there risks associated with MIS?
Even though, MIS is much less invasive than standard surgery, it is still a major operation.
Happily, the complications that may arise with MIS are fairly easy to avoid and/or deal with.
What about driving, working, and performing other activities of daily living? How long must a patient wait?
This is another decision that you will make for yourself on consideration of the advice of your orthopedist and instructions from your doctor and surgeon. The amount of time you will need to rest may be quite different from the amount that is correct for another person.
Click here to learn more about arthroscopy of the knee. - 17268
When your knee is replaced, worn-out, damaged, and diseased natural parts will be removed and new, efficient, artificial prosthetic joints will be put in their place.
A prosthetic joint works just like a real, natural, healthy joint. It allows you to go back to enjoying all the physical activities you used to enjoy without knee pain.
How bad must my knees be before I can have them replaced?
You are the only person who can make this decision. Once you have an evaluation by an orthopedist, you will just need to consider the procedure and the effect it will make on your life, and decide for yourself.
If your knees hurt all the time, you may have a tendency to avoid using them. This can cause health problems like a weakening of the muscles around the knees. This only makes your knee pain worse.
Joint replacement may be exactly what you need if you have tried other options like medication and physical therapy to no avail.
Click here to learn more about surgery for torn ACL.
MIS - Minimally Invasive Knee Joint Replacement
Specialized techniques are used when performing MIS. That is what makes it minimally invasive. With MIS, a very small incision is made, so there is far less trauma to soft tissues.
MIS knee surgery is a big improvement in total knee replacement for many reasons. For one thing, with MIS, you will have a much shorter hospital stay. Additionally, you will recover more quickly and experience less scarring. Nonetheless, it is important to note that not everyone can use MIS.
A thorough consultation with your orthopedist will let you know whether or not MIS is the answer for you.
Are there risks associated with MIS?
Even though, MIS is much less invasive than standard surgery, it is still a major operation.
Happily, the complications that may arise with MIS are fairly easy to avoid and/or deal with.
What about driving, working, and performing other activities of daily living? How long must a patient wait?
This is another decision that you will make for yourself on consideration of the advice of your orthopedist and instructions from your doctor and surgeon. The amount of time you will need to rest may be quite different from the amount that is correct for another person.
Click here to learn more about arthroscopy of the knee. - 17268
About the Author:
Dr. Tarlow is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 20 years experience focusing on knee surgery. After 19 years of practice, he opened his own clinic, Advanced Knee Care, in Phoenix, Arizona. Click here to learn more about Dr. Tarlow, knee surgeons in Phoenix and Phoenix and Mesa ACL Reconstruction.
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