| What are the signs you may need knee replacement | | | | knee joint replacement surgery. Try doing some light |
| surgery? Knee replacement surgery has a long | | | | stretches and walking. If the symptoms ease than |
| recovery process and the physiotherapy can be | | | | you probably just need some recovery time. |
| extremely painful at times. Although, if the quality of | | | | If you have knee arthritis, surgery might be a viable |
| life has deteriorated due to a lack of mobility, knee | | | | option. Arthritis is actually an inflamed joint. People |
| arthritis or knee pain, it may be time to consider | | | | think of arthritis as an abnormal growth of cartilage |
| surgery. The National Institutes of Health reported | | | | or when the cartilage has worn away, causing |
| knee replacement improves the quality of life and | | | | inflammation around the joint. There are many types |
| mobility in over 90% of the patients. Knee joint | | | | of arthritis, but the most common is osteoarthritis. |
| replacement is the most performed joint replacement | | | | This results in the cartilage wearing away until the |
| surgery done today. Many people continue to suffer | | | | bare bone is exposed. This type of arthritis in the |
| knee arthritis because it is difficult to know if surgery | | | | knee can definitely benefit from knee replacement. |
| is needed. | | | | The conditions that can be treated with full or partial |
| There are simple signs that may mean you need a | | | | knee replacement surgery are: severe osteoarthritis, |
| knee replaced. One indication is if the pain in the knee | | | | Ligament damage, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid |
| keeps you awake at night, or causes you to wake | | | | arthritis, hemophilia, crystal deposition diseases, |
| up when you roll over. If the problem persists for | | | | avascular necrosis and bone dysplasias. Some of |
| more than a couple of days you should consult your | | | | these can be resolved with partial knee replacement, |
| doctor. The knee arthritis pain in your knee may limit | | | | which is much less invasive and provides for a faster |
| your activities, particularly if walking half a mile can be | | | | recovery. In the case of arthritis, crystal deposition, |
| too painful to bear. If the pain persists, even after | | | | avascular necrosis and bone dysplasias, partial |
| other forms of treatment, then you speak to your | | | | replacement would only be a stopgap measure. If |
| doctor. Just stiffness in the knees or the occasional | | | | you have any of the above-mentioned signs it may |
| sharp pain does not mean you need full or partial | | | | be time to speak to your doctor. |