What Happens After Total Knee Replacement Surgery?

Total Knee Replacement Surgery:

Total Knee replacement surgery is a safe and effective procedure to relieve pain, correct leg deformity, and help you resume normal activities. Thousands of Knee replacement surgeries are done every year to alleviate the knee problems. Depending on the patient’s knee conditions, specialists are operating a total knee replacement to help the patients gain mobility and gain freedom in working daily activities.

Post-surgery period is a crucial one and helps the patients recuperate from the surgical process and undergo rest. Post-surgery period charts the recovery process as the patients slowly achieves the mobility in knees and freedom from pain. Avoiding activities that place excessive stress on your “new” knee, such as participating in high-impact sports like jogging.

Hospital Discharge:

Hospital stay for a knee replacement surgery is 1 day to 5 days. Surgeons ascertain the conditions of the patients before releasing him for home. Some key activities evaluated before allowing the patients to be discharged:

• No aid required in moving in and out of the bed or going to washroom.
• Zero to negligible pain in the knee.
• Being able to eat, drink, and use the bathroom.
• Walking with an assist like a cane and walk down stairs without much discomfort.

When the patient feels uncomfortable or has issues with mobility, patients is often requested to stay in hospital till proper care. Proper rehabilitation scheme is devised to help the patients in the post-surgery timeline. Complications arising out of surgery is rare and often addressed quickly by the doctors.  Blood clot infection is the most dangerous complications and doctors address it with ease upon diagnosing it.

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Dr Chirag Patel

Specialist Hip and Knee Surgeon Mumbai
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