How knee replacement is done?
A. Total knee replacement is a procedure utilized to resurface an arthritic knee joint. Unlike total hip replacement, where a large segment of bone is removed, in total knee replacement it is simply the arthritic surfaces of the bone that are trimmed and then resurfaced with metal (femoral side) and plastic(tibial side) Implants. In that regard, this is very similar to Hip Resurfacing. The ligaments that join between the femur and the tibia on the outer portions are maintained.
