Knee replacement is also known as total knee surface replacement, which mainly includes femoral condyle surface replacement and tibial plateau surface replacement.
Femoral condylar surface replacement mainly involves removing the diseased cartilage on the surface of the femoral condyle and at the same time amputating a certain amount of bone, designing the shape of the femoral condyle to match the shape of the femoral condylar prosthesis, and then choosing the appropriate size of prosthesis and fixing the femoral condyle to the prosthesis firmly by cementing and compression.
The process of tibial plateau surface replacement is similar, through the lower limb positioning rod, the diseased cartilage on the surface of the tibial plateau is amputated, and a certain amount of bone is also amputated, and then the appropriate size of the tibial plateau prosthesis is selected, and the prosthesis is firmly fixed to the tibial plateau by cement compression.
After the femoral condyle and tibial plateau are post-processed, the center spacer is placed and a knee replacement surgery is completed. Knee replacement is a large and complex operation in joint surgery, which requires a lot of attention during the operation and often requires a very experienced surgeon to perform the operation, so it is recommended to consult a regular hospital.