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May 19, 2007 - There are many different causes of pain in the joints which may include osteoarthritis, fractures/ dislocations, tendonitis (inflammation of the tendon surrounding the joint), rheumatoid arthritis, osteonecrosis (restricted blood flow to the bone), injury or radiating lumbar pain can also cause pain in the joint.
There has been tremendous increase in the number of people who need to undergo joint replacement surgery these days. Be it hip or knee joint replacement surgery, both require a careful selection of the center and the doctor before you undergo the surgery.
Total Hip Replacement- When other therapies fail to provide relief from the pain of a damaged hip, hip replacement may be the answer. Hip replacement - called total hip arthroplasty - can relieve pain and give you back the range of motion you need to go about your daily tasks.
If the other therapies, such as pain medications have failed, hip replacement is usually the answer. If you experience severe pain, loss of motion or deformity of your hip joint, you require hip replacement surgery.
Hip replacement is also used in people with hip injuries, rheumatoid arthritis and other medical conditions, such as a bone tumor or bone loss due to insufficient blood supply (avascular necrosis).
Total Hip Replacement surgery is generally delayed by the doctors in favor of less invasive procedures. But, if you have difficulty walking or performing everyday activities such as getting dressed, you do require hip replacement surgery.
THR used to be an option primarily for adults age 60 and above. But improved technology has made b and longer-lasting artificial joints that are feasible for more active people, including younger people. However, active people face the possibility of another surgery to replace worn out artificial hip joints after 15 or 20 years.
In a total hip replacement surgery, the painful parts of the damaged hip are replaced with artificial hip parts called a prosthesis, a device that substitutes or supplements a joint. The prosthesis consists of steel components: a socket, ball, and stem. The outer shell of the socket is usually made of metal and the inner shell consists of plastic, or the entire socket may be plastic. When the metal ball is joined with the socket, the new hip can allow for smooth, nearly frictionless movement.
Knee Replacement Surgery-
If you have knee deformities or severe X-ray changes, or advanced symptoms of arthritis, you require a total knee replacement surgery. Symptoms of advanced knee arthritis are pain, crepitus, stiffness, limping, muscle weakness, limitation of motion, and swelling Total Knee replacement surgery is generally delayed by the doctors in favor of less invasive procedures. But, if you have difficulty walking or performing everyday activities such as getting dressed, you do require knee replacement surgery.
Total knee replacement surgery offers relief from pain and to restore normal activities in life.
The total knee replacement surgery involves resurfacing the parts of the bones of the knee that rub together with metal and plastic implants. Using special, precision instruments, the surgeon will remove the damaged surfaces of all three bones. The replacement surfaces will then be fixed into place.
The surface of the femur is replaced with a rounded metal component that comes very close to matching the curve of the natural bone. The surface of the tibia is replaced with a smooth plastic component. This flat metal component holds a smooth plastic piece made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene plastic that serves as the cartilage. The undersurface of the kneecap may also be replaced with an implant made of the same polyethylene plastic.
Indicure has network of doctors and centers in India where these surgeries are performed successfully and at a fraction of cost of what would cost in the western countries.
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