Joint replacement surgery is removing a damaged joint and putting in a new one. A joint is where two or more bones come together, like the knee, hip, and shoulder. The surgery is usually done by a doctor called an orthopaedic (or-tho-PEE-dik) surgeon. Sometimes, the surgeon will not remove the whole joint, but will only replace or fix the damaged parts.
• Failure of medical T/t in patients above the age of 60
• Walking distance less than 100 yards or home bound
• Disturbed sleep
• Severe Deformities like Bowlegs, Knock knee, bent knee
• Inability to take medicines due to medical reasons Peptic Ulcers, Renal failure
• It is not a transplant like Renal or Cardiac transplant
• No reaction to implants physical, chemical, biological inert
• It is a surface replacemennt
• Will I be worse after the operation?
• The knee does not bend after operation
• You can walk, drive a car, swim, play golf, even ride a moped
• Some of them have gone back to bicycling
• You can climb stairs, go up & down hills
• You can sit on floor
• Some fitter patients can play light tennis also
• You will not be able to run or jump
• You will not be able to squat
• You will not be able to sit in fully crossed leg/ Padam asan