You can expect a completely painless joint which is straight in alignment and free from any deformity. The knee bending is largely defined by the pre-surgery knee bending status.

Yes, you can climb up or climb down the stairs after surgery. But you will have to do sincere physiotherapy to get the good result.

Of course, it’s a major surgery and not without risk and complications. During surgery, the complications are regarding to the anaesthesia and intraoperative management. After surgery, the complications are divided into early and late. Early complications could be Infection, Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), wound healing complications. Late complications could be infection, stiffness, less than expected bending, component loosening. Late complications could be infection, stiffness, less than expected bending, component loosening.

The surgeon takes maximum precautions to prevent the complications. To prevent infection every single precaution is taken to do the surgery in completely sterile room preferably equipped with laminar airflow. Surgery is done with hood and space suit on and with minimum person possible n the operation room. Before surgery, it is making sure that patient does not have any infection in his / her body.

Especially urine infection, skin and dental infection is eliminated before surgery. Total proteins, albumin and globulin levels in the blood are checked with liver function and renal function before surgery. For the prevention of DVT, we immediately start the mechanical and chemical prophylaxis after the surgery. Early mobilization is again one more step towards this.

We have the variety of implant available with us.

• According to the design, the types are All poly (AP), Metal back (MB), Rotating platform (RP), High flexion design.
•  According to the material used the types are titanium, cobalt chromium alloy, ceramic or oxinum.
• The polyethene is cross-linked poly, highly cross-linked poly, vitamin e mixed poly, oxidized poly.
• According to the manufacturing company, it is Indian made, imported made
• According to the surgical technique used it is cemented, uncemented or hybrid type.

The outcome of the surgery is largely defined by how precise is the technique and how precise is the soft tissue balance inside. The computer helps me to achieve near zero error in my technique and precision in the bone cuts. It gives objective value to my emotions about the soft tissue balance inside. A precisely done surgery should result into a good result.

There is absolutely no difference in the surgical technique and type of implant we use for knee replacement surgery in India and other countries. The wear pattern of the joint is sometimes different. It’s mainly because of our customs, lifestyle and the aetiology of the disease.