Advantages and disadvantages of knee arthritis surgery?

This operation is called knee replacement.

The advantages are:

(1) Surgery can also be performed for patients with knee osteoarthritis whose condition is deteriorated and deformed seriously, and the postoperative effect is good;

(2) The surgical treatment cycle is short, about one month, and walking can basically be resumed;

(3) perennial joint pain can basically be completely removed.

Disadvantages are as follows:

(1) should affect and restrict running, ladder climbing and other sports;

(2) The degree of knee flexion after operation is usually slightly greater than the right angle, about120;

(3) After10-15 years, there is a high proportion of looseness between bone and artificial joint that needs to be replaced;

(4) Osteomyelitis of femur and tibia often occurs after operation, and the treatment of infection is very difficult;

(5) Wear and loosening of artificial joints are also the causes of postoperative pain and surgical failure;

(6) The price is too expensive for the average person to bear.