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How Bad Should My Knee Feel Before Getting Knee Replacement


Are you suffering from knee pain for a long time and can’t handle the pain anymore?


You may be thinking about having Knee Replacement Surgery in Patna. The surgeon may have already told you that you need Total Knee Replacement surgery.


Total Knee Replacement in Patna is a big decision and it took a long time to commit. Delaying can critically affect your lifestyle by not allowing you to enjoy the activities that you choose to participate in. Delaying the surgery can be a reason further wear on the joint, your leg may begin to bow and it can also cause you to develop a limp when walking.

Dangers of Delaying Knee Replacement Surgery


Patients delay knee replacement surgery for numerous reasons, mostly out of fear and misinformation.


For many of the reasons listed below, patients sometimes knowingly delay their knee replacement surgery, which can have some of these risks:


  • Risk of deformities rising inside and outside the joint

  • Fear of muscles, ligaments and other structures becoming a weak and losing function

  • Increased pain/inability to manage pain

  • Increased disability/lack of mobility

  • Difficulty with normal activities of daily living


How to Know When You Are Ready for a Knee Replacement


If you experience severe knee pain all the time and a decreased range of motion and stiffness that doesn’t go away after non-surgical treatment, you may be a candidate for knee replacement surgery.


Here are some signs that the time might be right to visit a total knee replacement doctor in Patna for a knee replacement surgery or Total Hip Replacement Patna.


  • Drugs—even stronger anti-inflammatory medicines—don't help, or no longer help ease your pain.

  • Other less invasive treatment choices don’t effectively decrease your pain

  • You feel lots of difficulty and pain performing everyday tasks

  • You need the help of a cane or walker to get around.

  • The pain even when you’re not using your knee, such as when you’re sitting still or lying down.

  • Knee has become deformed from injury or arthritis. It bows in or out.

  • Your age between 50 and 80 years old. Maximum people who get knees replaced are in this age range


What is the best age to have a knee replacement?


This question has no definitive answers but most people who get knees replaced in the age range between 50 and 80 years.


Best Time of the Year to have a Knee Replacement


Choosing the right time of year is important. I talked with several doctors and the consensus was that the spring and early fall are the best seasons.


Total Knee replacement Patna


Suffering from Knee Joint Pain and looking for Knee Surgery Patna?? Dr. Ramakant Kumar will be the person for you to go for. As he is one of the top Knee Replacement Doctor in Patna. Go for him, if looking for Knee Replacement doctor Patna.


Dr. Ramakant is the top orthopedic doctor in Patna, he is the best Knee Replacement Doctor in Patna. He is specialized in performing various Knee-related surgeries like:


  • Bilateral knee replacement in Patna

  • Robotic knee replacement in Patna

  • Knee joint replacement in Patna

  • Joint Replacement Patna

  • Full knee replacement in Patna

  • Total Knee replacement Patna


He has also successfully introduced and integrated new advancements in the treatment of Joint Replacement Patna.


Via using advanced technology in knee replacement surgery in Patna, coupled with expert surgical skills, the doctor has turned out to be a boon to patients suffering from chronic arthritis in the joints.


Dr. Ramakant Kumar (also known as Sports Injury Doctor in Patna) does employ Navigation Technology in Total Knee Replacement Surgery. This is highly effective when it comes to reducing knee replacement pain.

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