After Effects of Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee replacement surgery is a last-resort treatment option for a variety of degenerative knee joint diseases. A very effective procedure, knee replacement surgery typically produces a variety of expected after effects. What follows is an overview of what these after effects are.

Pain Reduction

• Knee replacement surgery typically results in elimination of knee pain caused by various types of knee joint pathologies. By removing damaged knee joint surfaces and replacing them with prosthetic components, knee replacement surgery results in a pain-free knee joint.

Increased Knee Mobility

• Improved knee joint mobility and range of motion are two positive after effects of knee replacement surgery. By reconstructing a damaged knee joint with artificial implant materials that promote normal knee joint biomechanics, knee replacement surgery results in increased knee joint function.

Improved Knee Strength

• As a knee joint deteriorates due to disease, it is common for the knee joint (and leg) to lose strength. Knee replacement surgery, by restoring normal knee joint biomechanics, typically results in vast improvement in knee joint strength.

Enhanced Quality of Life

• Knee replacement surgery typically leads to improvements in quality of life by eliminating the pain and dysfunction caused by a diseased knee joint. A healthy, functional prosthetic knee joint enables an individual to resume and active lifestyle and to perform daily activities with greater ease.

Activity Restrictions

• An individual with an artificial knee replacement must follow certain activity restrictions in order to maintain the health of her prosthetic knee joint. High-impact activities, such as running and jumping, are discouraged, as these activities place excessive stress on a prosthetic knee and increase the risk of prosthesis failure.