Aster Speciality Clinic

Revision Knee & Hip Replacement

Dr. Abhijeet Gholap a Knee replacement surgeon in viman nagar has performed various surgeries at Aster Clinic. A total knee replacement surgery is one of the most successful procedures in all of medicine. In the vast majority of cases, it enables people to live richer, more active lives free of chronic knee pain.

A knee revision is the replacement of prosthetic implants in a person who previously had a total knee replacement. In this surgery, known as a “reoperation,” an original prosthesis is removed and a new prosthesis put in place.

The Most Common Reasons People For Knee Revision Are:

Infection

The risk of infection from a total knee replacement is less than 1%, but when infections do occur, a knee revision of one kind or another is necessary.

Instability

This occurs when the soft tissues around the knee are unable to provide the stability necessary for adequate function while standing or walking.

Stiffness

In some patients, excessive scar tissue may build up around the knee and prevents the joint from moving fully.

Wear and tear

This can include loosening or breakage of prosthesis components due to friction over time.

Risks and
complications of
revision surgery

Poor wound healing

Reduced range of motion or stiffness in the knee

Infection in the wound or the new prosthesis

Pulmonary embolism—a blood clot in the lungs

Bleeding

Blood clots

Bone fracture during surgery

Damage to nerves or blood vessels