Hip and Knee Replacement

Hip and knee replacement

Calcification that occurs in the hip and knee joints, that is, cartilage damage in the joints, occurs primarily due to genetic causes. If there are those with calcification disease in the family history, if there are a large number of them and this disease was observed at an early age, the risk of calcification increases significantly. In addition, rheumatic diseases, in which joint injury is at the forefront, can also cause joint calcification. In the treatment of arthritis, patients can return to their former comfortable lives with knee and hip replacement surgery.

Needle treatments into the joint

Injection treatments are divided into three as ready-made injection preparations, PRP and stem cell. The main purpose of needle therapy into the joint is to reduce the complaints of the patient, as well as to reduce the rate of destruction of the knee and hip joint. In other words, it is aimed to extend the life of the joint. In advanced patients who have passed through these stages, knee and hip replacement surgeries can be easily performed. Prosthetic surgeries; it is recommended for patients with advanced calcification disease, age-appropriate, who have not received results from injection treatments, who have pain and walking difficulties and whose quality of life has seriously decreased due to this.

Hip and knee replacement surgery

In both hip and knee calcification, at what stage the patient goes to the doctor is of critical importance in shaping the treatment. At the 4th stage, which is the last stage of the disease, knee and hip replacement surgeries are applied in order to eliminate the pain that does not go away and to ensure that the person can continue his normal life. Hip and knee replacements are a method applied in the last stage of calcification (arthrosis). Also, disorders that develop due to congenital hip dislocation; especially leg shortness, painful and immobile hip joints can also be corrected using special surgical techniques and special prostheses.