Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
Article 1, Volume 70, Issue 2, January 2018, Page 187-191 PDF (280.58 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0043075 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Omar Abdulmohsen Alshadokhi1; Ibraheem Abdullah Aldawod2; Althobaiti Thamer Abdullah3; Fouad Taiwilaa Alshammari4; Matar Abdullah Alzahrani5; Ayat Adel Almusally2; Anas Mustafa Makhdoum6; Mohammad Hamid Alfallaj7; Abdullaziz Ahmed Al-Darwesh8; Waleed Mohammed F. Alsuwayh9; Khalifa May'ouf Albuainain2; Alaa Jameel Albarakati10; Ahmed Ali Almeshari8; Meshal Abdullatif Almustafa8; Khalid Amin Abduldaem6 | ||||
1Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | ||||
2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University | ||||
3King Faisal Medical City | ||||
4University of Hail | ||||
5Medical University of Gdańsk | ||||
6Taibah University | ||||
7Dow University of Health Sciences | ||||
8King Faisal University | ||||
9King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences | ||||
10Alnoor Specialist Hospital | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The primary indication for total knee replacement is relief of significant, disabling pain caused by severe arthritis. Total knee replacement surgery begins with correct planning of both the incision and the exposure of the joint. Definitely, these are factors that are just as important to an optimal outcome as choosing the right implant, positioning the components, and balancing the ligaments. While it is true that the standard incision and arthrotomy will, in most primary implant cases, provide adequate joint exposure, it is also true that cases characterized by certain conditions, such as previous cutaneous incisions, present specific skin and exposure problems that need to be recognized, planned for and overcome | ||||
Keywords | ||||
knee replacement; Arthroplasty; Deep Vein Thrombosis; tourniquet | ||||
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