Knee Replacement
Partial & Total Knee Replacement Surgery
For patients with arthritis that no longer responds to non-operative care, knee replacement surgery reliably relieves pain and restores function — tailored to the pattern and severity of your wear.
Key points
- Partial knee replacement for isolated single-compartment arthritis
- Total knee replacement for advanced or multi-compartment arthritis
- Modern implants with bone-preserving techniques
- Enhanced recovery pathway for faster return to activity
Partial knee replacement
What is a Partial knee replacement
- Can you pinpoint your knee pain – would you benefit from just half a knee replacement and not a full one?
- Why remove parts of your knee that don’t cause you pain and aren’t worn out! If you can pinpoint pain to just one of the 3 compartments of your knee and the X-rays and MRI scan correspond to this, it is much better for you to only replace that single area.
- This usually allows a much quicker recovery, smaller incision and better function after surgery.
Your journey
What to expect when undergoing a partial knee replacement
Partial knees can be performed as daycase operations (home the same day as the operation) or one night in hospital.
You’ll be seen two weeks after your surgery to check the wound and then at 6–8 weeks to ensure you are recovering as I would expect you to and that you have a good range of movement. All being well I will then see you at 1 year after surgery.
If you have any problems with your knee in between please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Total Knee Replacements
Total Knee Replacements
I would advise a TKR when more than one compartment is severely affected. I will only resurface your kneecap (the third compartment) when indicated.
Surgery and Rehab
Most patients undergoing TKRs will only need 1 night in hospital. Sometimes more might be required depending upon an individuals specific situation.
Rehab: you will require physiotherapy as an inpatient and an outpatient. You are likely to require crutches for 5–6 weeks. I will see you back in clinic at the 6 week stage to ensure your movement is satisfactory. You may still require some further physiotherapy is you are lacking some degree of bending and extending your knee. I will then see you at 12 months post surgery hopefully for a final review.
Informed consent
Benefits and Risks of Knee Replacement Surgery
Understanding the potential benefits and risks helps you make an informed decision about your treatment. Mr Rehmatullah will discuss these in detail at your consultation.
Benefits
- •Reduce pain
- •Improve mobility
Risks
- •Infection
- •Bleeding
- •Nerve damage
- •Blood clots in legs and lungs
- •Stiffness
- •Loosening
- •Fracture
- •Further surgery
- •Loosening of implants
- •20% ongoing pain
- •Amputation
- •Dislocation of insert (uniknees only)