Total knee arthroplasty, more commonly called knee replacement, is a surgical procedure that replaces the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion, performed to relieve pain and disability, most often from osteoarthritis but also from rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and other knee disease. The surgery can be performed as either a partial or a total replacement, and it typically involves substantial postoperative pain along with vigorous physical rehabilitation, with a recovery period of twelve weeks or longer often requiring the temporary use of mobility aids such as walking frames, canes or crutches. Long-term studies estimate that roughly eighty-two percent of total knee replacements last twenty-five years.
Facts
Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_replacement, lead sectionQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_replacement, lead section
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability.
2. Knee Replacement (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia Knee replacement, History section, 2nd paragraphQuote, Wikipedia Knee replacement, History section, 2nd paragraph
The total condylar knee replacement was used to accommodate all three knee components (femur, tibia, and patella), with the first successful total condylar surgery performed at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City in 1974.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a knee replacement last, and how long is recovery?
About 82% last 25 years; recovery may take 12 weeks or longer.
It is estimated that approximately 82% of total knee replacements will last 25 years. The operation typically involves substantial postoperative pain and includes vigorous physical rehabilitation. The recovery period may be 12 weeks or longer and may involve the use of mobility aids such as walking frames, canes or crutches. This record describes what the sources state and is not medical advice.
When was the first knee replacement, and what was the first successful total condylar surgery?
First documented in 1890; first successful total condylar surgery in 1974 in New York.
The first documented artificial knee replacement was a device using ivory knee components fixed together with plaster of Paris, reported in 1890. The first successful total condylar surgery, which accommodated the femur, tibia and patella, was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City in 1974.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.