Why is Total Knee Joint Replacement necessary?
Most frequent reason for performing a total knee replacement is to relieve the pain and disability of severe arthritis. This may occur as a result of the wearing out of hyaline cartilage naturally or secondary to trauma. It can also occur as a result of inflammatory arthritis where the synovium produces chemical substances that attack the joint surfaces and destroy the hyaline cartilage. The swelling, heat and stiffness that occur in a damaged joint are the signs of an inflammation.
