2020-02-02T04:35:27
Why You Shouldn’t Wait Too Long to Get Your Knee Replaced..????? Written by Kristen Fischer on January 13, 2020 New Dr Lavesh Agrawal Orthopedic Surgeon (joint replacement surgeon INDORE)told that..KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY SHOULD BE AT RIGHT TIME because A new study finds that 90 percent of patients with osteoarthritis in their knees wait too long to get a replacement. Want to get the most from a total knee replacement? Make sure you have the procedure done at the right time. A report published today in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that delaying surgery can deprive patients of the surgery’s full benefits. According to the report, about 90 percent of patients with knee osteoarthritis are waiting too long to have the procedure. “People are waiting and waiting to have the procedure and losing the most benefit, ” said Hassan Ghomrawi, PhD, MPH, associate professor of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Ghomrawi’s team devised an algorithm that incorporates joint function, pain, radiographic assessment, and age to best determine the optimal time to have a knee replacement. It was based on information from 8, 002 people who had or were at risk for osteoarthritis. Researchers followed up on the patients for up to 8 years. In patients who wait too long, the osteoarthritis deteriorates their function. This means they can’t exercise or be active, which can lead to other health problems, including depression. Also, patients who wait too long don’t get as much function back after surgery. “Your mobility is still reduced versus somebody who had it in a timely fashion, ” Ghomrawi explained.