Procedures for performing total knee replacement

Total knee replacement is the last treatment used to repair severely damaged knee joints that no longer respond to other conservative treatments. The majority of patients are between 50 and 80 years old, but today's technological advances can replace the joints for teenagers or very elderly people (≥ 100 years old).

Thorough examination and complete medical records:

• Examination to determine the disease, the extent of damage to the joints; general health conditions. Assess risk factors, undesirable complications.
• Necessary tests: X-ray; Word Resonance or Layering; blood, urine, electrolysic, or complementary tests when an accompanying disease is available.
• Read, understand and agree to the commitment to use the service at the hospital.

Checking the previous situation of taking the drug, the Clinical Pharmacist will provide detailed instructions on how to take the drug before, during and after surgery.

When there are sufficient medical records, anesthesia will be examined. Here the anesthesisisisisi doctor agreed to choose how to anesthet or anesthetizing you; explanation of post-surgery pain relief.

Need treatment of existing inflammatory drives (Cavities; Piss); lose weight if you are obese; work arrangements and home care plans for zhou socks – although after surgery it is possible to fight off two crutches early on.

If there is close build-up of skin or dermatitis in the operating area, it is also stable treatment before joint replacement surgery.

• You must fast 6 hours before surgery, because if there is food in the stomach, it is easy to choke and stop breathing during surgery.
• Health Hubization, check-in, additional body hygiene at least 01 hour before operating time.
• When you are admitted to the hospital you do not need to bring personal items because in your private room there are enough things you will need during your hospitalization.
• The medical staff in charge will mark the incision for you (To avoid confusion by the operating party)
• Operating Room staff will pick you up, check records, preparer work and put in the operating room to prepare for spinal anesthesia or anesthesia.
• Surgical technique (at a summary): Cut the skin along the middle of the pillow from the tibia convex to the patella, the length of the incision is about 10 -15cm. Open to the knee joint. Cut off broken parts. Cut the shape slices and place the artificial joints. Check the accuracy and s firmware of the artificial joint. Finally, place a drain from within the joint and stitch the incision back. Drainage will be drained after 48 hours.

• Immediately after being picked up to the hospital room, you must practice deep breathing, sweetness of the toes and feet on the side of the surgery.
• You can lie on your left and right side in a position where you feel comfortable.
• Eat, drink normally as you like.
• If there is a urine that must be clamped, tied up and loosened once every 3 hours – if you know how to tell and be proactive, immediately withdraw.
• Practice in the following days, according to the pre-surgery instruction and follow the direct instructions of the rehabilitation department staff.
• Cut only after surgery 12 – 15 days
• If the incision is swollen, redness, pain must be reported to the surgeon immediately.

• Post-surgical bleeding
• Incision infections, knee arthritis
• Surgical foot embolism, pulmonary embolism
• Dislocation

• Prepare thoroughly, all solutions to prevent bleeding, infection, embolization
• Avoid falls. Always sit on a pillow-high chair

• Actively practice according to the instructions: strengthen the muscles around the knee joint
• Always protect artificial joints, with the consciousness: "Durable in humans"

Share99 International Health Hub has carried out treatment and surgery to replace the entire small and less invasive surgical knee joint with many outstanding advantages:

• Surgery is safe and effective in a one-way aseptic operating room system, ensuring maximum safety for patients, less software damage around the joints, short operating time, accurate disclosure of joints to replace, minimize the risk of infection, reduce the number of days of hospitalization after surgery.
• A team of professional, experienced and highly professional doctors and ekip.
• Perform advanced analgesation techniques under the guidance of ultrasound, ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of pain relief techniques during surgery and after surgery
• Artificial joints at Share99 International Health Hub with all kinds, depending on the economy, needs and condition of patients. The hospital always has the best types of artificial joints such as AMERICAN PERSONA knee joints with many advantages such as less bone removal, solid joints, pain relief after surgery, reducing the optimal risk of infection …
• Patients are rehabilitation on the 2nd day after surgery with the support of post-surgery analgesic techniques, helping patients return to normal activities soon.

To register for examination and treatment at Share99 International Health Hub, you can contact Share99 Health System nationwide, or register for an online examination HERE

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