Total Knee Replacement

Total joint replacement is a surgical procedure that replaces specific parts of a diseased joint with a plastic and or metal component called a prosthesis. The prosthesis performs the functions of your previously diseased joint.

How it Works?

In total knee replacement, a metal prosthesis is placed at the end of the thighbone (femur) and shinbone (tibia). In between, a highly durable plastic insert is in placed to replace the damaged articular cartilage.

Performed regularly since the 1960's, total joint replacement surgery is one of the most important surgical advances of this century. Since then, improvements in joint replacement surgical techniques and implant technology have greatly increased the effectiveness of this surgery. Today, more than 300,000 total joint replacements are performed each year in the United States.