What is a Joint Replacement Surgery?
A joint or articulation is tissues that connect two or more bones in our body like knee joints, hip joints. This joints hold our skeleton together, and helps in movement.
When there is any damage in joints which is not treatable through non-surgical method your doctor might suggest you for joint replacement surgery. When some non-surgical methods like medications, injections or physiotherapy are not able to relieve your pain then joint replacement through surgery is one of the best option for pain removal. Replacement of a joint may also help in faster movement.
Hip and knee are the most common joints to be replaced, some other joints that can be replaced are like fingers, shoulder or elbow. Your surgeon will remove the injured or damaged parts of joint through replacement surgery, injured parts are replaced with new man-made artificial parts
However, a joint replacements surgery is mostly recommend in advanced stage of joint diseases (commonly of the knee or hip), this surgery is one of the most effective surgery when done on right time. A joint surgery includes removal of worn out cartilage from the joints and replacing damage joints with plastic, or metal implants.
Before going for a joint replacement surgery one should the need, benefits and risk of the surgery.
When You Need a Joint Replacement Surgery?
Your doctor may recommend you joint replacement surgery in case of advanced diseases of joints and failure of non-surgical method in removal pain.
When other methods fail a joint replacement surgery will help you in relieving from painful conditions.
Some conditions that may require joint replacement surgery are mentioned below:
- Joint Injuries and fractures.
- Arthritis like osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
- Bone disease like osteonecrosis.
- Stiffness and limited range of motion.
- Muscle weakness and swelling.
- Limping.
Most Common Types of Joint Replacement Surgeries?
Hip Replacement Surgery: a surgery of the hip replacement can be total or hemi, total hip arthroplasty is performed by surgeon to replace injured or worn out hip joints
Knee Replacement Surgery: a surgery of knee replacement also called as knee arthroplasty, this surgery help in restoring the function of diseased knee.
Shoulder Joint Replacement Surgery: a surgery of replacement of injured shoulder joints with prosthetic implant. This surgery is performed in case of severe arthritis.
Benefits of Joint Replacement Surgery?
- A joint replacement surgery helps patient suffering with chronic pain.
- Minimally invasive techniques ensure that you heal quickly
- This surgery helps is restoring movement.
- Improve functioning of joints.
There are some risks and complications included just like in any other major surgery.