| Several techniques of repair and transplant have been | | | | course of antibiotics to prevent infection from setting |
| developed in the field of knee surgery with varying | | | | in the joint. |
| degrees of success. For meniscal repair, a surgeon | | | | You can try walking the day after the invasive |
| attaches sutures to hold the edges together. After | | | | procedure as a part of knee recovery surgery. The |
| serious types of ligament injuries the mobility of the | | | | physiotherapist will assist you in recommending a |
| knee joint is restricted. Mild ligament injuries usually | | | | specific exercise routine that you may have to follow |
| heal well. During knee surgery recovery, you will need | | | | for resuming the movement in your knee joints. |
| to commit yourself to a program of rehabilitation and | | | | Recovery rates on this kind of surgery vary from |
| should take care to be free from infection during the | | | | person to person. After two weeks you may be able |
| post operative period. | | | | to move about using crutches and within six weeks |
| A total knee replacement or half knee replacement is | | | | you may be able to manage even climbing stairs |
| performed by the surgeon depending on the extent | | | | without straining the area around your knee joints. |
| of degenerative damage that your knee has | | | | It is very essential that you practice knee |
| suffered. Half knee replacement is a procedure that is | | | | strengthening exercises regularly during knee surgery |
| performed if only one side of the knee is damaged. | | | | recovery to maintain the stability of the knee joint. |
| Patients who have undergone this procedure show a | | | | You should take care of your knee and protect it |
| quick knee surgery recovery and are able to get to | | | | from damage for a period of six months from the |
| get on with their normal lives within a short period. | | | | time of the surgery. This will ensure that the knee |
| Most artificial knees will last ten years or more. | | | | surgery recovery is complete. It may take some |
| Subsequent surgical procedures may be less | | | | more time for the knee to get back its full function. |
| successful than the original surgery. So, knee | | | | You must follow an exercise program to strengthen |
| replacement is advised for older patients who are | | | | and stretch the muscle groups that support the |
| less likely to need replacements. During knee surgery | | | | functioning of the knees to maintain the stability of |
| recovery, you will be given pain relieving drugs and a | | | | the joint during knee surgery recovery. |