The knee is the largest joint of the body which is used to perform the daily activites such as walking or climbing stairs. The knee is made up of lower and upper end bones . The lower end of thighbone is called as the femur which has a rotation by the upper shin bone or the tibia. To the end of the femur a knee cap also called as patella slides. Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and Traumatic arthritis can cause a serious knee injury or sometimes a knee fracture.
To have a total knee replacement surgery you should approach your physician or your family doctor or an orthopaedic surgeon for a brief eveluation of the knee problem. As there are alternatives for knee replacement procedures called as unicompartmental and minimally invasive knee replacement techniques. when you undergo a knee replacement treatment there are many benefits obtained through it.
Orthopaedic doctors and surgeons at Fortis healthcare hospitals performs a brief examination on your knee motion, strength and stability and the entire motion of the leg. MRI scans performed inorder to access whether knee replacement is necessary or not is done before the knee replacement. If the results form the MRI scan concludes your orthopaedic surgeon any deformity in the knee then a knee replacemement should be performed. The orthopaedic surgeons at Fortis healthcare hospitals guides you properly the potential risks involved and the necessary steps to be taken after knee replacement surgery.
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