Knee Replacement Alternative Treatment In India At Affordable Low Cost

Alternatives to knee replacement

Total knee replacement is elective surgery. It is life-enhancing surgery, not life-saving surgery. The decision to undergo total knee replacement surgery is yours. It is important that you be aware of your options, other than total knee replacement surgery. You may simply decide not to have surgery and live with your arthritic knee. In this case, you may choose to avoid strenuous and painful activities. You should, however, adopt some gentle exercise, such as walking.

You may benefit from some moist heat, massage or other forms of physical therapy. Weight loss can be very helpful in reducing pain from arthritic knees by reducing the stress, and is good for your general health as well. There are a number of medications, both anti-inflammatory medications and pain medications, that can help you live with arthritis. There are also medicines that can be injected directly into the knee, such as cortisone and newer products that improve lubrication. Unfortunately, the arthritis is progressive in most cases. A cane or a crutch may be required in order to walk.

The following is a list of alternatives to total knee replacement surgery you may wish to explore : -

Specialized Braces

There are specialized braces that can be helpful in some cases of knee arthritis. These braces are designed to create a force which transfers load from an area of the knee where the cartilage is more worn, to an area of the knee where the cartilage is less worn.......

Arthroscopy

There are less invasive surgical procedures available which can be helpful in some cases. These include arthroscopy. Arthroscopy requires only small incisions around the knee which allow the insertion of small instruments, which are about the size of a pen or pencil. With arthroscopy, degenerated and worn cartilage can be trimmed and smoothed, which reduces the source of inflammation....

Cartilage Transplantation

It is now possible to transplant articular cartilage from one location to another. Healthy cartilage, from an area of the knee that does not bear weight, can be transplanted into another area of the knee where weight-bearing cartilage has been damaged. Cartilage transplantation is best for localized areas of damaged cartilage in an otherwise healthy knee.....

Osteotomy

Some cases, where the leg is imperfectly aligned, can be treated by an osteotomy. An osteotomy is an operation that cuts the bone, either above or below the knee, and re-aligns the knee to a better position. This is a bigger operation than an arthroscopy and patients usually stay 1 or 2 days in the hospital.....

Uni-Compartmental Arthroplasty

In a few cases, only a portion of the knee joint surfaces have worn out and need to the replaced. When only a portion of the knee is replaced, this is called a uni-compartmental arthroplasty. Patients usually stay 2 or 3 days in the hospital and it takes a couple of months for the knee to recover....

Arthrodesis / Knee Fusion

In cases when the risk of failure of total knee replacement is considered to be very high, an arthrodesis, or knee fusion may be recommended instead. In this operation, the ends of the femur and tibia bones are cut flat, the cut ends are pressed together such that the leg is just slightly bent, and then held in this position by pins, or plates and screws.....

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