Total Knee Replacement in Thailand by Vejthani Hospital

BANGKOK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vejthani Hospital Bangkok recommends Total Knee Replacement in Thailand to improve the motion of your knee and relieve your knee pain at Vejthani TJR Center.

Total knee replacement (knee arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. It may be performed for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In patients with severe deformity from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or long standing osteoarthritis, the surgery may be more complicated and carry a higher risk.

Knee replacement surgery can be performed as a partial or a total knee replacement. In general, the surgery consists of replacing the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion of the knee. The operation involves substantial postoperative pain, and includes vigorous physical rehabilitation. The recovery period may be six weeks or longer and may involve the use of mobility aids to enable the patient's return to preoperative mobility.

The surgery involves exposure of the front of the knee, with detachment of part of the quadriceps muscle (vastus medialis) from the patella. The patella is displaced to one side of the joint allowing exposure of the distal end of the femur and the proximal end of the tibia. The ends of these bones are then accurately cut to shape using cutting guides oriented to the long axis of the bones. The cartilages and the anterior cruciate ligament are removed; the posterior cruciate ligament may also be removed but the tibial and fibular collateral ligaments are preserved. Metal components are then impacted onto the bone or fixed using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement.

Knee replacement surgery is most commonly performed in people with advanced osteoarthritis. It should be considered when conservative treatments have been exhausted. Total knee replacement is also an option to correct significant knee joint or bone trauma in young patients. Physical therapy has been shown to improve function and may delay or prevent the need for knee replacement.

Vejthani Hospital Bangkok offers finest Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Thailand. All surgeons are high experienced in Knee Arthroplasty operations. Our well-trained staffs will guide and help you throughout your recovery time.

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