What Will Happen During An Orthopedic Evaluation?
How Will Knee Replacement Surgery Affect My Life?
Following your knee replacement surgery, you will see a big difference in your life in terms of reduction of pain and increase in mobility. However, before you decide to have knee surgery, it is important to understand that you cannot expect miracles from it. You can realistically expect to return to normal activities of daily living with reduced pain.
While total knee replacement surgery is something of a miracle surgery, with more than a 90 percent success rate in terms of reduction of pain and return to ADL (activities of daily living), it is important to keep its potential in perspective and be realistic about what it can do for you. It will not increase your athletic abilities, for example. If you were not a super-star athlete before, you will not be one following knee replacement surgery.
In fact, there may be some activities you will need to give up. If you have been doing very strenuous, active, high-impact sports, you should not do them with your knee replacement. Also, you must not jog.
Understand that you can greatly increase the life of your total knee replacement with proper care. Overuse can cause the plastic cushion in your knee replacement to wear out. This will make your knee replacement loose and painful. This is why it is important to engage in moderate exercise and not accelerate the wear and tear of the components of your knee replacement.
Click here for more on evaluating orthopedic injuries .
During an orthopedic evaluation, you can expect the following:
A medical history covering your general health condition and the symptoms you are experiencing with your diseased/damaged knee will be taken.
Physical Examination: To assess the strength, stability and ROM (range of motion) of your knee as well as the alignment of your leg.
Third, the amount of deformity and damage will be assessed using x-ray.
Various Testing: You may have blood tests, an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and possibly a bone scan to find out the condition of the bones and soft tissues of your knee.
Finally, your orthopedic surgeon will review your results and your options with you. You will learn about total knee replacement, alternative surgeries, physical therapy, medication, and injections. Together, you and your orthopedic surgeon will decide on your course of treatment.
At this point, your orthopedic surgeon will also clarify any risks that may be involved in total knee replacement surgery, rehabilitation, and functioning in day-to-day life with a knee replacement. - 17268
Following your knee replacement surgery, you will see a big difference in your life in terms of reduction of pain and increase in mobility. However, before you decide to have knee surgery, it is important to understand that you cannot expect miracles from it. You can realistically expect to return to normal activities of daily living with reduced pain.
While total knee replacement surgery is something of a miracle surgery, with more than a 90 percent success rate in terms of reduction of pain and return to ADL (activities of daily living), it is important to keep its potential in perspective and be realistic about what it can do for you. It will not increase your athletic abilities, for example. If you were not a super-star athlete before, you will not be one following knee replacement surgery.
In fact, there may be some activities you will need to give up. If you have been doing very strenuous, active, high-impact sports, you should not do them with your knee replacement. Also, you must not jog.
Understand that you can greatly increase the life of your total knee replacement with proper care. Overuse can cause the plastic cushion in your knee replacement to wear out. This will make your knee replacement loose and painful. This is why it is important to engage in moderate exercise and not accelerate the wear and tear of the components of your knee replacement.
Click here for more on evaluating orthopedic injuries .
During an orthopedic evaluation, you can expect the following:
A medical history covering your general health condition and the symptoms you are experiencing with your diseased/damaged knee will be taken.
Physical Examination: To assess the strength, stability and ROM (range of motion) of your knee as well as the alignment of your leg.
Third, the amount of deformity and damage will be assessed using x-ray.
Various Testing: You may have blood tests, an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and possibly a bone scan to find out the condition of the bones and soft tissues of your knee.
Finally, your orthopedic surgeon will review your results and your options with you. You will learn about total knee replacement, alternative surgeries, physical therapy, medication, and injections. Together, you and your orthopedic surgeon will decide on your course of treatment.
At this point, your orthopedic surgeon will also clarify any risks that may be involved in total knee replacement surgery, rehabilitation, and functioning in day-to-day life with a knee replacement. - 17268
About the Author:
Dr. Tarlow is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 20 years specializing in knee surgery. He opened his own clinic, Advanced Knee Care, with a focus on specialty patient care. Click here to learn more about Dr. Tarlow, orthopaedics and ACL reconstruction.
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