Knee Joint Replacement Surgeon in Lahore

Total Knee Replacement is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain, rectify leg deformity, and help you resume normal activities. These surgeries are among the safest and most successful in the world.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), more than 790,000 operations are performed each year in the United States alone.

When and why should I get it?

If your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, it may be hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairs. You may even begin to feel pain while you are sitting or lying down. While doctors can and do prescribe medication to mitigate pain and discomfort, this is only temporary and doesn’t serve as a long term solution. In such instances, Knee Joint Replacement is excellent remedy.

What is a knee replacement surgery?

Knee Joint replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to re-surface a knee that is damaged by arthritis. In such surgery, metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint, along with the kneecap. People who have severe arthritis or a severe knee injury are considered to undergo this surgery.

Most Common Causes of Knee Pain:

Among the common reason, there are a number of types of arthritis that may affect the knee joint as well.

Osteoarthritis: is a degenerative joint disease that affects mostly middle-aged and older adults.

Rheumatoid Arthritis:, is another type that causes inflammation in the knee joint and leads to pain and stiffness.

Traumatic Arthritis:, arthritis is due to injury which causes damage to the cartilage of the knee.
The ultimate purpose of knee replacement surgery is to resurface the damaged parts of the knee joint and to relieve knee pain that is not manageable by other treatments such as physiotherapy.

When Knee Surgery is recommended:

If medical treatments are not helping relieving the pain and discomfort, knee joint replacement surgery is proven to be an effective alternate treatment. Medical treatments for degenerative joint disease can include (but are not limited to), the following:

• Anti-inflammatory medications
• Pain medications
• Avoiding painful activities
• Assistive devices for walking (such as a cane)
• Physical therapy
• Viscosupplementation injections (it is a process to add lubrication into the joint to make joint movement less painful)
• Weight loss

Knee Joint Replacement – Orthopedic Evaluation:

We will explain the procedure to you so you can ask any questions that you might have about the procedure.

• Complete medical history evaluation
• Complete physical examination.
• Blood tests or other diagnostic tests.
• Allergies discussion to ensure if you are allergic to any specific medicine, tape, latex.
• Any medicines you are already taking