What is Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery in India?

Bilateral Knee Replacement surgery is a double knee replacement surgery or knee arthroplasty, a surgical procedure in which both knee joints are resurfaced with prosthesis. A prosthesis is an artificial knee which is made up of plastic, metal, or ceramic.

This bilateral knee replacement surgery is performed on the individuals with severe arthritis or other degenerative conditions which affects both knees. During this, an individual feels severe chronic knee pain or mobility issues. 

Why is Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery in India Required?

Bilateral knee replacement surgery in India is required when your both knees will be severe damaged due to medical conditions like Osteoarthritis or Arthritis which leads to knee paining, stiffness, or loss of the function in the knees.

Your orthopedic specialists will prescribe medications such as anti-inflammatory medications, corticosteroid injections, hyaluronic acid injections and physical therapy, etc to treat your condition. 

When all non-surgical treatment options failed to get the desired outcomes or relief from the pain. Your orthopedic surgeon will recommend you for the Bilateral knee replacement surgery at last option.

Here, are the list of symptoms will be shown which leads to your orthopedic surgeon recommended you for the bilateral knee replacement surgery treatment.

1. Persistent knee pain and inflamed knees
2. Pain that worsens at night
3. Stiffness which leads to difficult in bending and straightenig your knees
4. Pain in your knee joints after being active
5. An X-ray shows Bone-on-Bone contact when advanced arthritis
6. Knee locking during joint movement
7. knees creak, click, grind or snap
8. Knee joint weakness or buckling
9. Instability or very limited knee movement

Here, are the most common causes of these chronic knee pain and having these discomfort symptoms:

1.Osteoarthritis in both knees: It is a degenerative disease in which bone touches bone, leads to friction in knee joint caused due to damaged cartilage.

2.Rheumatoid arthritis: It is a autoimmune disease in which your immune system attacks the joint linings, causes inflammation and damage.

3.Post-traumatic arthritis: It occurs when your either or both knee joints injured or fractured, which can lead to arthritis over time.

However, there are many types of arthritis but these are the most common causes.

Types of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery Procedure in India

In India, Bilateral knee replacement surgery is performed in two ways, both are used to treat the arthritis issues and degenerative issues with the knee joints, but timing and recovery can differ in both ways. Here, are the two types:

• Simultaneous Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery

In this type of bilateral knee replacement surgery, your orthopedic surgeon will perform both knee replacement procedure at the same surgical session.

Advantages:

• One stay at hospital and single anesthesia sessionn for both knees surgery.
• Overall faster recovery time as both knees gets treated at the same time.
• Surgery cost reduces as double knee replacement surgery combines both knee surgery.

Disdvantages:

• Physical stress will increased due to both knee replacement surgery.
• Post-surgery rehabilitation will be intense as both knee should recover at the same time.
• Chances of higher risks and complications.

Best suited for:

• Younger individuals who have higher physical capability or health.
• Those individuals who can handle the higher physical stress of both knee surgery at same time.

• Staged Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery

In this type of bilateral knee replacement surgery, your orthopedic surgeon will perform each knee replacement surgery in two separate sessions. These sessions will months apart from each other.

Advantages:

• Overall slower recovery time, as one knee gets treated at a time. First knee surgery will allow some time to recover before the second knee surgery.
• In this, lower risks and complications as compared to simultaneous knee replacement surgery.

Disdvantages:

• Longer recovery time, as gap is there in between both the surgery time.
• Two hospital stays and anesthesia session for two separate surgeries.

Best suited for:

• Older Individuals or the individuals who have any health issues. As such individuals have less strong health capabilities and need good recovery time.
• Individuals who wants less intensive recovery process as simultaneous surgery requires more intense recovery process.

Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery Procedure in India

In India, in Bilateral Knee Replacement surgery involves the surgical procedure for replacing both knee with the artificial implants. These are usually have the same process but there is slight difference with the surgical techniques for both the types. 

The surgical procedure can take upto 2-4 hours of time in case of simultaneous, its less in staged type.

Here’s, the general overview of the procedure of Bilateral knee Replacement surgery in India:

• Your surgeon will give you general anesthesia in order to put you under the sleep during the surgery. Local anesthesia is given to numb the lower part of the body. 
• Sterilization, cleaning the surgical area on the body to prevent infection.
• The patient is asked to lay down on their back in a slightly bent way to expose their knee joints area.
• After this, your surgeon will start the procedure with making an vertical incision on your knee area. The incision is usually 6-10 inches long depends upon the surgeon’s techniques they used.
• Your surgeon carefully side down your kneecap(patella) in order to expose the joints section.
• Then, your surgeon will carefully remove the damaged portions of knee, it includes end thighbone(femur), shinbone(tibia), and damaged cartilage between them. Any damaged ligaments will also removed.
• After removing damaged parts, replacement process will be carried out. Prosthesis is used to implant in the knee joint section.
• For this, your surgeon will reshape your thighbone(femur), shinbone(tibia), in order to fit the artificial components.
• Your surgeon will carry a checkout to stability and alignment by range of motions in order to smooth movements in the knee. Adjustments will be done if required.
• After all this, if every thing sets perfectly, your surgeon will make a close off the incision with surgical staples or with stitches.
• Bandages or dressings will be done and you will be moved to recovery room and will be monitor your vital signs after your wake up.

Post Surgery Care, Recovery and Rehabilitation

• Medications is given for pain management, Physical therapy begins after 24 hours of the surgery procedure.
• Therapy includes some mobility actions for faster recovery, these includes sitting, walking with aids or climbing the stairs. 
• It is important to be patient and be committed throughout the whole recovery process, as it takes upto 12 months period of time for full recovery.

Benefits of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery in India

Bilateral knee replacement surgery in India offers various beneficial improvements on the treatment perspective. The individuals who have severe arthritis and generative issues, are suffering from severe pain and difficulty with knee joint movements while walking, up-down, sitting. 

Here’s the list of benefits factor for having Double knee replacement in India:

• Relief from the Chronic Joint Pains

The most important and beneficial is relief from the chronic joint pains. After removing damaged parts of the knee during the surgery, the patients can walk without having intense discomforts, previously they had.

• Improving Mobility & Movements 

The other most important benefits of having surgery is that you can move freely, do certain daily activities or actions like walking long distance, climbing stairs, and bending, which is previously having difficulty to do it.

• Enhancing Quality of Life

The another major benefits of surgery is that now, you can lead to better lifestyle. 

Experiencing easiness in doing daily activities, engaging socially and even play some low-impact sports such as swimming, cycling or golf, etc.

• Psychological Benefits 

Some patients also feel a sense of achieving independence of moving freely and doing daily activities without any support. The surgery helps the patients to regain confidence over their physical limitations.

• Long-Term Durability

The Prosthesis which implants in your knee joint section, an artificial one is designed in such manner that it can lasts upto 15-20 years of time period. It gives a long-term durability factor, its durability depends upon the age, implant material and your activity level.

Why Choose We Care India for Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery in India?

We Care India is a globally recognized company in medicine in India. We Care India have highly experienced doctors and surgeons which ensures the highest success rate. They offer supreme quality treatment and effective treatment advice to their patients. They make sure the patient is satisfied with the effective and customized treatment plans in order to get the highest success rate.

Here, are the factors for choosing We Care India:

1. Orthopedic Experts with over 25 years of experience
2. Their dedicated team provides personalized care and support throughout treatment.
3. They offer affordable and reasonable treatment costs.
4. They offer emergency help for 24/7 service.
5. Advanced medical procedures with equipments.

Contact:

Website Link: https://wecareindia.com/

Phone No.: +91 9029304141

Email Address: [email protected]

What are the Risks of Bilateral Knee Replacement Surgery in India?

While Bilateral knee replacement surgery in India proved to be beneficial but these benefits comes at some cost, that is some potential risks and complications. 

However, your orhthopedic surgeorn will discussed these risks with you before making the surgery decision. Your orthopedic specialists will try to avoid any risks or complications in order to succeed in the surgery procedure. 

Here’s the list of risks and complications associated with the Bilateral knee replacement surgery:

• Infection: There is possible chances of infection at the surgical site, minor infections are treated with antibiotics while severe infections may need surgery in order to remove the infected tissues. 

Proper sterilization required before starting the surgery, and cleaning care post-surgery period.

• Severe Blood Loss: During the surgery, a study report shows that there is higher chances of blood transfusion required as severe blood losses occurs in case of simulataneuous knee surgery as compared to staged knee surgery.
• Blood Clots/ Thrombosis

Surgery increases the chances of having blood clots in the veins as during that time the mobility has reduced. If it reaches to the lungs, it can cause issues like  pulmonary embolism, a life threatening conditions.

• Anesthesia Risks

Anesthesia can lead to some potential complications in older people or in those with some medical conditions like heart disease. Its complications can leads to breathing problems, allergic reactions, or cardiovascular issues.

• Accidental Nerve or Blood Vessel Damage

It’s very rare but it can be a potential risks of the surgery. Although the surgery will be performed by orthopedic specialists, but it can happen that nerve or blood vessels around knee can be damaged. 

However, the surgeon will avoid any injury to nearby knee structures and using precise techniques for the success of the surgery.

• Cardiovascular Complications

Pre-operative monitoring will be done by your surgeon to avoid any risk of cardiovascular complications, heart attacks or strokes. These risks are in those who have any pre-medical conditions or heart issues.

Conclusion
Bilateral knee replacement surgery in India is a significant treatment option with the long run solution to your sufferings with knee pain and several joint discomforts. 

Over 90% of the people with surgery has experienced comfort and pain free life. After surgery, they now live quality lifestyle with doing day to day activities to their dream low-impact sports such as swimming, cycling, golf, etc. It’s still an achievement in life after the surgery.

Do consider the bilateral knee replacement surgery after all risks are everywhere in your life, but it gives you a chance to live free from the pain and discomfort you feel with Arthritis.