First, I am 61 years old and recently had a total knee replacement.

The results of a total knee replacement are often excellent.

I have never seen a patient make a complete recovery from total knee replacement in less than a year.

As with total knee replacement, physical therapy for months is critical to a full recovery.

Total knee replacement is considered a relatively routine surgery with a 95% success rate at 20 years.

Most patients go home the day after surgery (unlike the 3 or 4 days required by a total knee replacement).

If needed, the implant can be easily converted to a total knee replacement.

There is usually less rehabilitation or physical therapy required compared to total knee replacement.

I had surgery five times, and at 40 I needed a total knee replacement.

There is increased risk in complications for obese people going through total knee replacement.

Obviously, many people have had total knee replacements without experiencing the kind of pain I suffered.

This allows for faster, less painful recovery than standard total knee replacement.

Today, the procedure offers many benefits over total knee replacement:

The hospitalization time compared with a total knee replacement is also greatly reduced.

Osteotomy is also used as an alternative treatment to total knee replacement in younger and active patients.

The procedure can delay the need for a total knee replacement for up to ten years.

When pain medication and other treatments are no longer effective, your surgeon will perform a total knee replacement.

For instance, in total knee replacement, the construction of a detailed patient specific model can be used to carefully plan the surgery.

Microfracture surgery can help a patient prevent a partial or total knee replacement.

Some, like Joe Namath, have ended up with a total knee replacement at a very young age.

Yet she was too young and active for a total knee replacement, the treatment surgeons recommend for that disease.

UKA costs about half that of total knee replacement.

There is some evidence that people who take glucosamine sulfate might be less likely to need total knee replacement surgery.

For example, after total knee replacements, my goal was not simply to be able to walk to the subway and go up and down stairs.

Total knee replacement is reserved for the most severe and recalcitrant forms of osteoarthritis.