| Do you suffer knee pain? Do you notice abnormal | | | | cartilage tears, knee pain and knee swelling. |
| knee swelling after walking or light physical activity? | | | | Aggressive physiotherapy is necessary after knee |
| Do you have osteoarthritis and are avoiding the | | | | arthroscopy and replacement surgery to gain this |
| doctor because you don't want knee surgery? | | | | much mobility. Activities such as cycling and swimming |
| Surgical knee replacement is a highly successful | | | | promote the strength building in the hamstrings and |
| treatment for arthritis. Many patients regain up to | | | | quadriceps. |
| 90% of mobility and quality of life after surgery. You | | | | Recovery from knee arthroscopy and replacement |
| may suffer from cartilage tears (meniscus tears). | | | | surgery is quicker now because the operation is less |
| There are two menisci in your knee, made up of | | | | invasive. Only a small 9cm incision in needed and no |
| tough cartilage conforming to your bones. If these | | | | incisions into the quadriceps are required. Knee |
| tear or wear down, the bones rub against each other | | | | replacement surgery is not as unbearable as you |
| and cause severe pain. If cartilage tears are caused | | | | might think - in fact the relief of knee pain and knee |
| through age and not traumatic injury, the symptoms | | | | swelling greatly improves the quality of life. There are |
| can appear arthritic. Whether you have a meniscus | | | | things you should be aware of and steps you will |
| tear or osteoarthritis, you may need knee | | | | need to take when the surgery is over to get back |
| replacement surgery. | | | | your mobility, but the result will be a better quality of |
| Prior to any operation for knee pain or cartilage | | | | life. |
| tears, you will need to discuss a range of issues with | | | | While there have been great advances in medical |
| your doctor or surgeon. He/she will make an | | | | technology, a successful outcome is determined by |
| assessment of your knee including x-rays or other | | | | the patient's attitude and willingness to do the |
| imaging techniques. Drugs such as aspirin that you are | | | | necessary therapy. Based on their experience, many |
| taking to deal with the pain and knee swelling may | | | | doctors have somewhat low expectations for |
| affect the body's ability to clot blood - be sure to let | | | | recovery and may not be very encouraging. It is up |
| your doctor know. Your doctor may refer you to a | | | | to the patient to find and follow an exercise program |
| surgeon for knee arthroscopy - where a small | | | | that has already shown proven results. Equally |
| camera is surgically inserted into the knee so your | | | | important is finding a trainer or mentor who has a |
| orthopedic surgeon can diagnose the best procedure. | | | | positive attitude toward recovery from knee surgery |
| Knee replacement surgery has made great strides in | | | | and who can teach anyone the same mindset. |
| 50 years. Patients used to be happy with 100 | | | | Believing it can be done and working with someone |
| degrees of knee flexibility. Now, many patients find | | | | who has already achieved the desired results is the |
| they get up to 155 degrees of flexibility with a | | | | key to returning to normal activities and remaining |
| greater sense of knee rotation and complete relief of | | | | free from pain. |