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Understanding and Expectation after Total Knee Replacement surgery

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What to Expect From Total Knee Replacement? We will discuss the common questions , Reality vs Myth and issues associated with knee replacement surgery.  Common Questions and Fear Factors  If You know your doctor and his Speciality it will take half of your fear Whether I can walk ? You can run Whether I can sit on the floor? You can but avoid Whether I can bend my knees? Ofcourse Yes Whether you take guarantee? You have to take your own guarantee  I have seen my neighbors and some person are bedridden after surgery. ( Common Myth and Poor Understanding) Main issue associated with surgery is fear and understanding for knee replacement.  Fear comes from unknown or poorly half understood things where we can't see real picture.Knee Replacement is one of the successful surgery and blessings for knee pain patients. In knee replacement we will remove the eroded and damaged areas of your knee joint and replace it with new joints.Its 95 to 99% successful if done ...

Are you right candidate to undergo Total Knee Replacement?

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Hi I am Dr Jignesh Thacker; Orthopaedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon and with the best interest of patient we are running  YouTube channel hip & knee clinic and social awareness campaign. In this blog we are going to describe when to go for knee replacement surgery?  Knee Replacement is the elective procedure and its decision totally of patient's decision..when you consult a doctor ๐Ÿฅfor knee pain he or she will see you clinically and advice x-ray..when xray shows complete joint space reduction and grade 4 Osteoarthritis , Dr will advice you to undergo total knee replacement.But its patient who has to decide depending upon his/her activity of daily living (ADL) affection ๐Ÿƒ..when you have continuous knee pain , not able to walk properly and pain while doing any activities and night pain and sleep affected due to pain.When you have tried all measures like pain medication, physiotherapy, hot fomentation and lifestyle modification like avoid sitti...