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It has become an effective method for treating arthritis related to the knee. After the replacement, a lot of complications can occur which may cause problems. This article delves into the complications of the replacement, which may include problems related to wound healing, infection, bleeding, deep venous thrombosis, swelling, stiffness and consistent pain. The rate at which the complications are reported in hospitals, range from 1.65-11.3%. Wound healing problems These problems occur due to the thin soft tissue that covers the knee, particularly over the anterior aspect. The healing problems can also be associated with hematoma, particularly in the elderly people, patients on steroids, people suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis patients. The healing problems require an urgent diagnosis and management, so as to avoid any kind of serious complications like skin loss, infection, and possible loss of the prosthesis. When a wound looks unhealthy, then the patient must go back to the surgeon as soon as possible. You can get a total knee replacement surgery in India and get relief from pain. Infection It is a serious complication related to the replacement like Patello Femoral Joint Replacement. The incidence of the infection has been reported in 1-2% with the primary case, 3-5% of revision case and 16% in the hinged cases. Those patients who are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, poor nutrition, old age, and obesity have very high risk of infection. Some surgical wound infections are often known to be pain free which has symptoms like redness around the wound, a discharge of the fluid with no joint effusion, joint stiffness, or restriction of the movement. Some deep infections are due to virulent pathogens like Staph aureus that are present with some acute symptoms which include joint pain, joint effusion, induration, erythema, wound oozing and fever. It is important to get early orthopedic referral which is important to get timely management of possible joint infections, rather than going in for antibiotics. To start with the antibiotics it is important to have prompt aspiration and tissue culture. The treatment for deep infection includes an intravenous antibiotic therapy and possibly a revision surgery. Restriction of movements The patients may have to deal with some limitation of the movements which may result due to functional impairment in the joints or due to trabecular metal hip joints. Several factors can be held responsible which may include mal-rotation and poor pre-operative range of movement. The treatment may require physiotherapy or some manipulation under anesthesia. Persistent pain and dissatisfaction Some patients experience good outcome after the surgery, while some may have to deal with consistent pain and dissatisfaction. 20% of the patients have reported this kind of pain and it happens due to unrealistic expectations, technical flaws, and procedure of the pain from other parts. Refer to a doctor if you are feeling any of the symptoms and aspire for a pain free life. Contact Dr. Shekhar Agarwal and get the best total knee replacement surgery in India done by the best surgeon.
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