Age and injury can cause the knees to lose flexibility and make it painful for people so afflicted to walk and bend their knees. Excessive weight is also one of the factors that do place an additional load on knees that can then cause inflammation and pain.

Problems with knees start when the cartilage between the two knee joints wears out, and brings these bones closer to each other, causing them to wear out faster. The fact that most city dwellers in large cities like Sydney have to walk on hard pavements further leads to additional pressures on knee joints and cartilages. The situation becomes worse if not attended to in time and can literally make a person immobile.

Knee replacement surgery Sydney is often recommended by doctors as the first line of treatment. Initially, medications and physiotherapy may be recommended, but most patients will get better relief through replacement of the joints. The surgeon undertaking this operation will first gauge the conditions of the knee joints through X-rays and other means, and then take a call on whether a partial or total knee replacement is necessary.

Knee replacement surgery is considered a procedure that is safe, and it is only a small fraction of patients undergoing this surgery who experience any complications. In most cases, complications arise from infections and not from the physical effects of the surgery itself. In some cases, blood clots and damage to tissue and blood vessel can lead to difficulties for the patient after the operation. Patients are encouraged to start walking and being up on their feet almost within days of the surgery and can leave the hospital on their own feet soon thereafter. Physical and occupational therapy are often recommended for patients, but this is more to get them used to walking and moving; something they were unable to do earlier.

During knee replacement surgery Sydney the shin bone is encased in plastic and the thigh bone with a casing made of metal. Plastic is also used to encase the knee cap surface so that the movement of joints after the surgery is smoother and pain is reduced. Prosthetic implants are used to replace parts of the knee that have completely worn out.This will require removal of some parts of the bone and cartilage.

Knee replacement has been an option for sufferers of knee pain for more than four decades and is considered a safe and routine operation that many people undergo. Costs for such surgery will depend on the doctor, the hospital and the length of stay in the hospital.