WOFPAIN : THE HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

KNEE IMPLANTS FOR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY KNEE IMPLANTS are used to replace articulating surfaces of knee joint when they severely get damaged. Joint surfaces are deteriorated to such an extent,they can't be recovered with use of conservative methods like  Anti-inflammatory meds (NSAIDS) Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate HydroCortisone injections directly into the knee joint Viscous fluid injections (to increase lubricatant within knee joint Limiting rigorous activities Crutches and knee gaurds for walking Weight loss( obese) Knee Implants are most commonly used in case of Osteoarthritic Knee joint, even in rheumatoid arthritis , psoriatic arthritis or severe knee injuries. Knee Implants are highly successful and reproducible treatment for patients having serious knee joint issues, with more than 600,000 surgeries performed each year in the USA 85 to 90 percent of all total  knee replacement  operations performed are  successful. Surgery for Knee Implant  What is the alter

KNEE PAIN WHILE BENDING Bending of knee is actually complex mechanical process in which numerous Anatomical entity function synchronously to make the movement possible. It seems very simple to bend the knee but biomechanically many ligaments and muscles work together. So knee pain could be the result of any one or group of them dysfunctioning. Most common cause of knee pain in elderly is seen to be arthritis that is inflammation of joints. We can have a never ending list of probable causes for knee pain like the one given below. Chondromalacia Osteoarthritis Arthritis Pfps Torn meniscus Torn ligament Knee or patellar fracture Baker's cyst  Injury or trauma Knee bursitis Why does my knee hurt when bent? Knee pain when knee is bent could be result of recent injury or inflammation in your knee joint. If the pain is all over knee joint that is diffuse pain then probable cause would be arthritis or osteoarthritis but if the pain is localised to a side or back or front of knee the