Advance Trends in Total Knee Replacement

ByManipal

More than 70% of adults in the age group of 55 and 78 have osteoarthritis, the most common form of joint illness. Arthritis can be effectively managed with a total knee replacement. Total knee replacement is recommended when non-operative and medicinal treatments are ineffective at treating symptoms and the condition significantly impairs quality of life. It entails removing the injured joint and replacing it with metal components to enable pain-free movement. There have been many improvements in delivering total knee replacements, thanks to a population that is more active and lives longer, as well as a trend toward joint replacement earlier in life.

Total knee replacement is a clinically effective and economical treatment for osteoarthritis. The development of advanced technologies to increase surgical accuracy has raised hopes for improving patient satisfaction following total knee replacement. The advanced technologies aim to increase the accuracy of surgical planning in three dimensions (3D), improve alignment accuracy and reliability, and enhance implant positioning.

Trends in Total Knee Replacement

Here, we’ll take a closer look at a few of these recent trends:

  • Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty

Bone cement has been used to implant conventional total knee arthroplasty prostheses in order to secure the implant to the bone. The implant is made in such a way that cement is not necessary for its attachment. Its benefit is that it slows down the rate of wear and loosening.

  • Implant Surface Modification

The surface of the implant has been changed in such a way that it enhances attachment strength and has certain antibacterial qualities. For the latest in surface modification, titanium has been the preferred material. By inducing bone to develop on or into the surface, surface modifications hope to increase attachment strength.

It has been demonstrated that altering a titanium surface nanostructure can lessen infection from the bacteria that cause over 50% of joint infections, maximising the efficacy of antibiotics given during the perioperative period. It has been demonstrated that adding silver nanoparticles is beneficial against some common infection-causing pathogens. To know more about total knee replacement treatment in Goa, visit Manipal Hospitals.

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