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| Total Joint Replacement Surgery | | | | Occasionally, after total hip replacement the ball |
| Â | | | | can be dislodged from the socket. In most cases, |
| What is total joint replacement? | | | | the hip can be relocated without surgery. A brace |
| An arthritic or damaged joint is removed and | | | | may be worn for a period of time if a dislocation |
| replaced with an artificial joint, called a prosthesis... | | | | occurs. Most commonly, dislocations are more |
| Â | | | | frequent after complex revision surgery. |
| What is a joint? | | | | Wear |
| A joint is formed by the ends of two or more | | | | Some wear can be found in all joint replacements. |
| bones that are connected by thick tissues. For | | | | Excessive wear may contribute to loosening and |
| example, the knee joint is formed by the lower | | | | may require revision surgery. |
| leg bone (tibia and fibula) and the thighbone | | | | Prosthetic Breakage |
| (femur). The hip is a ball and socket joint, formed | | | | Breakage of the metal or plastic joint replacement |
| by the upper end of the femur (the ball), and a | | | | is rare, but can occur. A revision surgery is |
| part of the pelvis, called the acetabulum (the | | | | necessary if this occurs. |
| socket)... | | | | Nerve Injury |
| Â | | | | Nerves in the vicinity of the total joint |
| Why is total joint replacement necessary? | | | | replacement may be damaged during the total |
| The goal is to relieve the pain in the joint caused | | | | replacement surgery, although this type of injury |
| by the damage done to the cartilage. The pain | | | | is infrequent... |
| may be so severe, a person will avoid using the | | | | Â |
| joint, weakening the muscles around the joint and | | | | Is total joint replacement permanent? |
| making it even more difficult to move the joint... | | | | Most older persons can expect their total joint |
| Â | | | | replacement to last a decade or more. It will give |
| How is a total joint replacement performed? | | | | years of pain-free living that would not have been |
| You will be given an anesthetic and the surgeon | | | | possible otherwise. |
| will replace the damaged parts of the joint. For | | | | Younger joint replacement patients may need a |
| example, in an arthritic knee the damaged ends of | | | | second total joint replacement. Materials and |
| the bones and cartilage are replaced with metal | | | | surgical techniques are improving through the |
| and plastic surfaces that are shaped to restore | | | | efforts of orthopaedic surgeons working with |
| knee movement and function. | | | | engineers and other scientists.... |
| In an arthritic hip, the damaged ball (the upper end | | | | Â |
| of the femur) is replaced by a metal ball attached | | | | Recent Advances in Total Joint Replacement |
| to a metal stem fitted into the femur and a | | | | As successful as most of joint replacement |
| plastic socket is implanted into the pelvis, replacing | | | | procedures are, over the years, the artificial joints |
| the damaged socket.... | | | | can become loose and unstable, requiring a |
| Â | | | | revision (repeat) surgery. |
| What is the recovery process? | | | | These issues— together with the fact that |
| In general, your orthopaedic surgeon will | | | | increasing numbers of younger and more active |
| encourage you to use your "New" joint shortly | | | | patients are receiving total joint replacements, and |
| after your operation. After total hip or knee | | | | older patients are living longer— have challenged |
| replacement, you will often stand and begin | | | | the orthopaedic industry to try to extend the life |
| walking the day after surgery. Initially, you will | | | | cycle of total joint replacements.... |
| walk with a walker, crutches, or a cane. | | | | Â |
| Most patients have some temporary pain in the | | | | Joint Replacement Services include |
| replaced joint because the surrounding muscles | | | | - Joint Preserving procedures |
| are weak from inactivity and the tissues are | | | | - Minimally Invasive Approaches |
| healing. This will end in a few weeks or months.... | | | | - Revision Hip & Knee Replacement |
| Â | | | | - Joint Replacement Patient Education Classes |
| What are the possible complications? | | | | Â Â Â And many more............... |
| Tell your orthopaedic surgeon about any medical | | | | Conditions Treated |
| conditions that might affect the surgery. Joint | | | | - Osteochondritis dissecans |
| replacement surgery is successful in more than 9 | | | | - Femoro-acetabular impingement |
| out of 10 people. When complications occur, most | | | | - Osteonecrosis |
| are successfully treatable... | | | | - Problem joint replacements/revision joint |
| Possible complications include the following. | | | | replacements |
| Infection | | | | Â Â And many more............... |
| Infection may occur in the wound or deep around | | | | Â |
| the prosthesis. It may happen while in the hospital | | | | Â |
| or after you go home. It may even occur years | | | | Please log on to : |
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| Blood Clots | | | | Â |
| Blood clots result from several factors, including | | | | We Care Core Values |
| your decreased mobility causing sluggish | | | | We have a very simple business model that |
| movement of the blood through your leg veins. | | | | keeps you as the centre. |
| Blood clots may be suspected if pain and swelling | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| develop in your calf or thigh. | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination |
| Loosening | | | | teams stationed at each partner hospital, we |
| Loosening of the prosthesis within the bone may | | | | provide you the smoothest and seamless care |
| occur after a total joint replacement. This may | | | | ever imagined. With a ratio of one Patient Care |
| cause pain. If the loosening is significant, a revision | | | | Manager to five patients our patient care |
| of the joint replacement may be needed. New | | | | standards are unmatched across the sub |
| methods of fixing the prosthesis to bone should | | | | continent. |
| minimize this problem. | | | | |