Why Choose Jyoti nursing home of Jaipur for Knee Replacement?

• Dr. J.P. Maheshwari is the consultant orthopedic doctor/surgeon in Jaipur and director Jyoti Nursing Home, Jaipur.
• Dr. J.P. Maheshwari is a certified Joint Replacement surgeon at AIIMS Delhi. With 2 decades of experience, He has treated thousands of the patient suffering from Knee pain through both surgical and non-surgical technique. Many of the patients with the proper diagnosis by Dr.J.P. Maheswhari have been cured through non-surgical treatments.
• He has performed more than 15000+ successful orthopedic surgeries.
• He has been awarded with various fellowships both on national and international platforms.
• He is also recognized for precision at his work. Zero infection rate.
• Jyotinursinghome is an NABH (PRE Entry Level) Accredited & an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Hospital.
• State of Art infrastructure specialty center for Orthopedics & Joint Replacements.
• First Hospital to recognize the needs of Emergency & Trauma Care.
• Modern Diagnostic & Latest Treatment facilities at affordable cost.
• 100-bed capacity at Jaipur branch, the ever-growing need for high-quality patient care
• MRI Services at the Jaipur center.

Jyoti Orthopedics Hospital

Patients whose knee joints have been damaged by progressive arthritis, trauma, or any other rare destructive diseases of the joint, such that your mobility is reduced and you experience pain even while resting requires knee replacement. The most prevalent reason for knee replacement is severe osteoarthritis of the knees and should be considered when conventional treatments have been exhausted.
Other conditions that need knee Replacement include:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Haemophilia
• Gout
• Disorders that cause unusual bone growth (bone dysplasias)
• Death of bone in the knee joint following blood supply problems (avascular necrosis)
• knee injury
• knee deformity with pain and loss of cartilage
• Your knee pain is so severe that it interferes with your quality of life and sleep
• Everyday tasks, such as shopping or getting out of the bath, are difficult or impossible
• You’re feeling depressed because of the pain and lack of mobility
• You can’t work or have a normal social life

Symptoms of Knee Replacement

• At Jyoti Nursing Home before going for a surgery, the joints adjoining the diseased knee (hip and ankle) are carefully evaluated. This is important to make certain optimal outcome and recovery from the surgery.
• In addition, all medications that the patient is taking are reviewed. Blood-thinning medications may have to be adjusted or discontinued prior to surgery.
• Routine blood tests of liver and kidney function and urine tests are evaluated for signs of anemia, infection, or abnormal metabolism.
• Chest X-ray and EKG are performed to exclude significant heart and lung disease that may prohibit surgery or anesthesia.
• Finally, a knee replacement surgery is less likely to have good long-term outcome if the patient’s weight is greater than 200 pounds or 90 kgs. Excess body weight simply puts the replaced knee joint at an increased risk of loosening and/or dislocation and delays recovery time.

Staying active can strengthen the muscles around your knee and will aid your recovery. Continue exercising such as walking and swimming in the weeks and months before your operation. You can be referred to a physiotherapist, who will give you helpful exercises.

Preoperative Knee Replacement Instructions

Types of Knee Replacement surgery, depending on the condition of the knee:

• Total knee replacement (TKR)

  – both sides of your knee joint are replaced

• Partial (half) knee replacement (PKR)

  – only one side of knee joint is replaced with a shorter hospital stay and recovery period

Alternative surgery

There are alternative surgeries for knee replacement, but their results are not good in the long run.

Alternatives surgeries include:

• Arthroscopic washout and debridement
• Osteotomy
• Mosaicplasty

Preoperative Knee Replacement Instructions

Knee replacement is a common surgical procedure where most people don’t experience complications. However, as with any other surgery, there are risks as well as benefits of Knee Replacement.

Complications may include:

• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Fractures
• Loss of motion
• Instability
• Infection
• Unexpected bleeding into the knee joint
• Ligament, artery or nerve damage in the area around the knee joint
• Persistent pain the in the knee

However at Jyoti Nursing Home, we have very stringent protocols for post-Operative care to ensure that none of these complications occur,even if they occur, they are timely addressed.

Risks of Knee Replacement

Knee replacement surgery mostly requires 1 ½ to 3 hours of operative time. Immediately after surgery, patient is taken to a recovery room, where vital organs are frequently monitored. After being stabilized, patient is returned to his/her hospital room.

Urination can be difficult in the immediate postoperative period, and this can be aggravated by pain medications, to avoid such condition a catheter is inserted into the urethra allowing free passage of urine until the patient becomes more mobile.

You’ll usually be hospitalized for three to five days after Knee Replacement Surgery, but recovery time can vary depending on the individual and type of surgery carried out.

Many people can stop using walking aids within six weeks after surgery, and can start driving after eight to 12 weeks.

Full recovery can take up to 2 years. A very small amount of people will continue to experience some pain even after two years.

Recovering after Knee Replacement

For an ideal result after knee replacement surgery at Jyoti Nursing Home, it is important to opt for an outpatient physical-therapy program along with home exercises. Patients need to continue exercising the muscles around the replaced joint to prevent scarring and maintain muscle strength for the purposes of stability of new joint. These exercises after surgery will reduce recovery time and lead to maximum strength and stability.

Sports activities like running is avoided in favor of leisure sports such as golf and swimming.

Swimming improves muscle strength and endurance without exerting any pressure or stress on the replaced joint.

Outpatient after Discharge