Total Knee Replacement
About the Operation
Your surgeon will make a incision that is typically around 15 - 25 cm. It usually runs straight down the middle of the front of your knee.
Precise surgical bone cuts are made at the end of your femur (thigh bone) and the top of your tibia (shin bone), thereby removing your arthritic knee joint.
The knee replacement is made of surgical grade metal alloy and plastic.
It is inserted and held inplace either by surgical cement, a special coating on the metal or screws.
The operation takes 2 – 4 hours.
At the time of surgery and for a short period after your surgery, you will be given antibiotics and a form of therapy ie injections or tablets, to thin your blood.
13 June, 2010