Institute of Orthopedics

Facilities

Out Patient Services

Working hours daily 9 am to 9 pm, except Sundays and official holidays, Urgent Consultations on walk-in basis & more
In-Patient Services

Full facility for high quality in-patient care, Air Conditioned facilities with a backup in-house generator& more
Physiotherapy

Equipped with state of the art modalities like ultra sound, TENS, CPM, muscle stimulators etc. & more

Consultation

Our Consulting

Our consulting team is very active and friendly with our patient. Our consultant provide best solution to cure the disease

01.ORTHOPAEDIC INFO

Our institute specializes in Joint Replacement, Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Elbow,Small jointsof hand, Arthroscopic Surgery (ACL, PCL, MCL) & more

02.CARE ADVICE

We have a Team of consultants who are very highly qualified and richly experienced. Our consultants give top notch advice to our patients

03.CONTACT US

Institute of Orthopaedics & Surgery always allow their patients to inquire about their questions anytime. You can fill the request through contact form

Knee Joint Replacement

Both chronic osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis commonly cause people to lose knee function to the degree that they need a knee joint replacement (total knee arthroplasty or TKA). But knee damage may also stem from injury or infection. Generally, people require a TKA a decade earlier due to rheumatoidarthritis as opposed to osteoarthritis

The most common problems with a knee joint replacement

Fractures (breaks) of the new knee after a fall or other accident

Pain from slippage and wear in the new joint

Other less common problems

Infection of the joint

Dislocation, either complete or partial, of the new knee

A blood clot in a vein (deep vein thrombosis) above or below the knee (Clots occur most commonly shortly after replacement surgery.)

Knee joint Replacement symptoms

Many people who fall after having a knee replacement break the bone below the new joint on which the new knee is anchored. Pain and swelling occur at or near the site of the knee joint replacement.

Pain can occur gradually as the new joint develops wear patterns that interfere with the smooth function of your knee

Slippage can cause bony surfaces to move opposite each other and cause pain.

This pain increases the more steps you take and decreases when you sit

This pain of movement differs from the normal start-up pain that occurs in the first 3-6 months after knee replacement and that decreases over the first few steps

Infection will cause pain, along with frequent redness and swelling at the joint, even when you are at rest.

Often fluid will collect at the knee joint from infection and cause a boggy swelling. Fluid may not accumulate with every infection

Fever may occur.

Dislocating the knee will cause pain

Deformity of the joint will be obvious

A dislocation may damage adjoining nerves, muscles, and blood vessels and impair their function. The popliteal artery, which carries the entire blood supply to your lower leg and foot, can be injured or pinched shut. Nerves to your lower leg can be cut or injured, causing your lower leg to become numb (paresthesia), weak (paresis), or paralyzed. Arteries can be partially or totally blocked, eventually causing pain, the lower leg to turn pale and cold, poor or no pulse, and the leg to swell

Blood clots tend to form during the period ("post-op," or "post-operatively") when you cannot move following a knee replacement

Clots become progressively less common with time.

A clot in your vein generally causes new pain, swelling, or redness in your lower leg.

The greatest concern is that the clot will travel through your veins and could lodge in your lung (pulmonary embolism).

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