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Total Knee Replacement

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Total Knee Replacement Total Knee Replacement(TKR) or Total Knee Arthritis(TKA) is a surgical procedure done to replace a knee or both. This is done to the patient with severe pain in knees due to damage. Knee The Knee is the largest joint in the body. Normal knee function is very important to perform day today activities. Knee is made up of the lower end of thigh bones (femur) which rotates on the upper end of the shin bone (tibia) and the knee cap which slides in a groove on the end of the femur. The Joint surface is covered with a smooth substance that cushions the bones and enables them to move easily. All remaining surfaces of the knee are covered by a thin, smooth tissue liner .This is membrane releases a special fluid that lubricates the knee, reducing friction to nearly zero in a healthy knee. Normally, all of this mechanism works in harmony. But disease or injury can create disorder in this harmony, resulting in pain, muscle weakness, and reduced function. FUNCT...

Total Knee Replacement (TKR)

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Total Knee Replacement Total knee arthoplasty (TKA) or total knee replacement (TKR) is an orthopedic surgery where the articular surfaces of the knee joint ( the femoral condyles and tibial level) are supplanted. There is at any rate one polyethylene piece, put between the tibia and the femur, as a safeguard. In half of the cases the patella is additionally supplanted. Explanations behind a patella substitution include: osteolysis, maltracking of the patella, disappointment of the embed. The point of the patella reproduction is to reestablish the extensor component. The degree of bone misfortune will manage which sort of patella prosthesis is set. The fundamental clinical purpose behind the activity is osteoarthritis with the objective of lessening a people agony and expanding capacity. The Knee is a changed pivot joint, permitting movement through flexion and augmentation, yet in addition a slight measure of inner and outer revolution. There are three bones that structure the knee...