Understanding Joint Replacements

What is a joint replacement?

Joint replacement surgery is an effective way to remove your joint pain by replacing your diseased or deformed joint with an artificial one. It is also the go-to treatment to correct a joint deformity and improve joint mobility.

Typically, your doctor will consider joint replacement surgery for the knee, shoulder and hip if other treatment options such as weight loss, medications and physiotherapy have been unsuccessful.

Who is joint replacement surgery for?

Joint replacement surgery is most commonly performed on patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. These diseases destroy the bones and cartilage over time and make moving the joints excruciatingly painful. You may be susceptible to arthritis if any of the following apply to you:

• Family members suffer from arthritis
• Wrongly developed joints from young
• Minor repetitive injuries from work, sports or everyday living
• Past severe injury to the joint cartilage
• Being overweight (can cause early joint problems)

Your doctor will consider your case individually to decide whether having surgery will be beneficial for you, and will take into account เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา your joint problem, your level of disability as a result, the level of pain, your age, your medical history and your current health.

You will be a good candidate for joint replacement surgery if you experience the following complaints and other treatments have failed to provide relief:

• severe joint pain
• joint stiffness
• limping in the case of knee or hip problems
• muscle weakness because of underuse of the joint
• bow-leg or knock-knee deformity or leg shortening
• joint swelling

It is especially recommended when you find that you can’t perform simple everyday tasks such as carrying items, walking, putting on socks, getting into and out of a car and climbing stairs, among others.