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and planning for knee replacement in India is a cost-effective decision.
Knee replacement known as arthroplasty or knee resurfacing, helps to restore the weight-bearing facade of damaged or diseased knee joints.
Knee replacement prevents pain and restores mobility and it helps patients whose knees have degenerated due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis.
Over 600,000 knee replacement surgeries have been carried out in the United States and most of the patients are under 50 to 80 years.
If patients follow the instructions for knee care, it will function well even after 15 years and it lasts 20 years with better care.
There are three common reasons for the knee replacement, includes:
Common Reasons | Description |
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Osteoarthritis | It is an age-related illness caused by the normal wear and tear of the knee joints and it mostly affects individuals over 50 years but in some cases, it affects younger people as well. |
Rheumatoid arthritis | It is also called inflammatory arthritis, appears when the membrane around the knee joints becomes thick and inflamed. |
Post-traumatic arthritis | It appears due to severe knee injury when the bones around the knee break or the ligament tear and affect the knee cartilage. |
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