Alshadokhi, O., Aldawod, I., Abdullah, A., Alshammari, F., Alzahrani, M., Almusally, A., Makhdoum, A., Alfallaj, M., Al-Darwesh, A., Alsuwayh, W., Albuainain, K., Albarakati, A., Almeshari, A., Almustafa, M., Abduldaem, K. (2018). Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(2), 187-191. doi: 10.12816/0043075
Omar Abdulmohsen Alshadokhi; Ibraheem Abdullah Aldawod; Althobaiti Thamer Abdullah; Fouad Taiwilaa Alshammari; Matar Abdullah Alzahrani; Ayat Adel Almusally; Anas Mustafa Makhdoum; Mohammad Hamid Alfallaj; Abdullaziz Ahmed Al-Darwesh; Waleed Mohammed F. Alsuwayh; Khalifa May'ouf Albuainain; Alaa Jameel Albarakati; Ahmed Ali Almeshari; Meshal Abdullatif Almustafa; Khalid Amin Abduldaem. "Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70, 2, 2018, 187-191. doi: 10.12816/0043075
Alshadokhi, O., Aldawod, I., Abdullah, A., Alshammari, F., Alzahrani, M., Almusally, A., Makhdoum, A., Alfallaj, M., Al-Darwesh, A., Alsuwayh, W., Albuainain, K., Albarakati, A., Almeshari, A., Almustafa, M., Abduldaem, K. (2018). 'Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(2), pp. 187-191. doi: 10.12816/0043075
Alshadokhi, O., Aldawod, I., Abdullah, A., Alshammari, F., Alzahrani, M., Almusally, A., Makhdoum, A., Alfallaj, M., Al-Darwesh, A., Alsuwayh, W., Albuainain, K., Albarakati, A., Almeshari, A., Almustafa, M., Abduldaem, K. Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 70(2): 187-191. doi: 10.12816/0043075
Knee Replacement Surgery and Its Effect on Long Term
9King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
10Alnoor Specialist Hospital
Abstract
The primary indication for total knee replacement is relief of significant, disabling pain caused by severe arthritis. Total knee replacement surgery begins with correct planning of both the incision and the exposure of the joint. Definitely, these are factors that are just as important to an optimal outcome as choosing the right implant, positioning the components, and balancing the ligaments. While it is true that the standard incision and arthrotomy will, in most primary implant cases, provide adequate joint exposure, it is also true that cases characterized by certain conditions, such as previous cutaneous incisions, present specific skin and exposure problems that need to be recognized, planned for and overcome