TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY : When knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury, it may be hard for you to perform simple activities such as walking or climbing stairs. You may even begin to feel the pain while you are sitting or lying down. In such a condition, you may want to consider total knee replacement surgery which may be considered as the best pain killer medicine.

This is the most important Orthopaedic surgical advancements of this century. Knee replacement was first performed in 1968. Improvement in surgical materials and techniques since then has greatly increased its effectiveness. About 2,67,000 total knee replacements are performed each year in the United States and a much larger number in the world as a whole. Joint Replacement is a very successful procedure in Orthopaedic surgery today.