During the Operation of Knee Replacement and the Intervention of Its Complication

Our knee is a body part barely noticed most of the time, but we only become aware of it when activities of daily living is affected by the pain brought about the injury of the knee. What is affected in this is tantamount to difficulty in walking and locomotion because our knee pivots and centers the force of the thighs and the lower leg. If people will have a stiff and painful knee to an extent of performing even the simplest of activities, then they are advised to undergo Knee Replacement Surgery. The people mostly concerned in this are the ones who has vigorous sport activities and that their knees are currently the major obstruction on their play. So to improve their condition, they specifically need to undergo Total Knee Replacement or also referred as Total Knee Arthroplasty.

The anatomy of the knee comprises ligaments, bones and cartilage. Most of the time, unforeseen circumstances happen and those three may be dislocated, rubs each other tremendously, or the lubricant depletes which causes pain in the knee. The condition of the cartilage lining in its joint is a key aspect of a normal function and this is important to the physician when evaluating a potential need for a knee joint replacement.

The technique involves incision of the front of the knee where the knee cap is displaced to get a better look on the distal of the knee cap and proximal look of the tibia. These bones are then reshaped by cutting the ends of it, some cartilages and ligaments are removed but the ligaments of tibia and fibula are preserved. Implantation is then subsequent, where a metal or polymethylmethacrylate cement is fixed on the bone. The other components are molded to complement the formation of the bones in the knee, in this way, distortion are corrected and that ligaments are balanced to give the right flexion of the knee and it will not limit the action of the legs which is pivoted by the knee.

Post operatively, the complication may include fractures, loss of motion, instability of bone formation and infection, but these are counteracted by antibiotic therapy, anesthetics to improve post operative stiffness, lower leg exercises to increase circulation, support stockings and medication to thin blood clots. However, these complications occur in fewer cases as the study goes over this operation helps majority of the population who had undergone this to get back on their feet each year. Also, each year, there are advancements done to improve the outcome of the surgery.