Anyone can be in the need of a knee surgery but quiet often it is performed on those people who are older as compared to the younger people. There are a lot of reasons as to why a person undergoes knee surgery like sport injuries, arthritis and pain in the cartilage and eventual wearing out of the bones.
People can prevent this surgery at times as earlier other alternative methods should be explored. Sometimes one can get relief from knee pain by losing weight, medication, surgery or physical therapy. They can solve the knee problems and in some cases this has worked too. But in other cases it may not work then knee replacement would be the only option left.
If you are a healthy person then there are less chances of any kind of risks and the recovery would also be done sooner as compared to other people. Those people who have been diagnosed with high levels of blood pressure can undergo the replacement surgery till the time their illness is under control. Knee replacement is a surgery that can be done partially or as a total knee replacement. At the time of surgery the joints that were damaged would be replaced with plastic or other forms of metal components that are shaped in such a manner so as to allow better mobility of the knee. This operation would be conducted over a period of two hours. The duration of the surgery would vary from person to person and the minimally invasive procedures require a shorter amount of incisions and less scarring too. This process is quite technical and can be performed only by highly skilled surgeons.
The recovery period after this surgery is usually three to five days where the patient stays in the hospital after the surgery. During the stay the rehabilitation program would start immediately after the surgery. A physical therapist would be available who would work on the mobility of the patient, while there would be an occupational therapist too who would plan out with the patient on the daily activities like dressing of the patient and washing etc.
The recovery rate would vary from person to person and it won’t be the same. There are certain factors that are required for speedy recovery like strength, body weight and pain tolerance of an individual patient makes all the difference. Family needs to take extra care of the patient after the surgery by assisting them on meals and getting the person dressed.