Knee Replacement

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Unicondylar Knee Replacement

During knee replacement surgery, damaged bone and cartilage is resurfaced with metal and plastic components. In unicompartmental knee replacement (also called "partial" knee replacement) only a portion of the knee is resurfaced. This procedure is an alternative to total knee replacement for patients whose disease is limited to just one area of the knee.
Because a partial knee replacement is done through a smaller incision, patients usually spend less time in the hospital and return to normal activities sooner than total knee replacement patients.
With Partial Knee Replacement, you can keep up to 75% of your healthy knee – for a more rapid recovery with more natural motion.
Involvement of one compartment can be confirmed by the doctor with few tests and clinical examination.

Advantages of partial knee replacement

• Visscosupplement
• Minimaly Invaisve Technique
• Decreased Blood Loss
• Better Recovery
• Quicker Return To Normal Activities
• Recreating More Natural Knee Motion And Feel
• Long Life With Natural Feel Knee

Partial knee replacement vs total knee replacement

Partial knee replacement involves replacing the damaged part of the knee as compared to replacing total part in total knee replacement. It has multiple benefits over total knee replacement like early recovery, less blood loss, minimal skin incision , early return to routine activities. All these benefits give patient a more natural feel of the knee and gives an edge over total knee replacement.

Total Knee Replacement

Total knee replacement, or total knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the damaged articular surfaces of the knee, the femoral condyles and tibial plateau, are replaced with artificial parts (prosthesis).
With time the cartilagenous ends of bone (femur, tibia and patella) wear over time leading to pain while walking and doing activities of daily living.
Total knee replacement is one option to relieve pain and to restore function to an arthritic knee. The most common reason for knee replacement is that other treatments (weight loss, exercise/physical therapy, medicines, and injections) have failed to relieve arthritis-associated knee pain.
The goal of knee replacement is to relieve pain, improve quality of life, and maintain or improve knee function. The procedure is performed on people of all ages, with the exception of children, whose bones are still growing. 
While total knee replacement can be helpful under the right circumstances, you should discuss the risks, benefits, and alternatives with our team of doctors.