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Total Knee-Replacement ppt

When your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, and makes it hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairs and if medications and using walking supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery. <br>

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Total Knee-Replacement ppt

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  1. Total Knee-Replacement

  2. When do you need it? • When your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, and makes it hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairsand if medications and using walking supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery.

  3. When do you need it? • When your knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, and makes it hard for you to perform simple activities, such as walking or climbing stairsand if medications and using walking supports are no longer helpful, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery.

  4. What is it for? • Joint replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain, correct leg deformity, and help you resume normal activities.

  5. How is it caused? • Osteoarthritis: Thisis an age-related "wear and tear" type of arthritis. It usually occurs in people 50 years of age. • Rheumatoid arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis produces a type of inflammation that results in damaged and deformed joints.

  6. Recovery time: • Most patients are able to resume normal daily activities within 6 weeks and drive within 3 to 6 weeks. It may take them 4 to 6 months or up to an entire year to fully recover and realize total benefits of knee replacement surgery.

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