Knee Replacement Surgery

Recovery time for knee replacement surgery

You should be able to walk without assistance around six weeks after surgery. It can take up to three months for any pain to settle and up to a year for any swelling to completely disappear.
Depending on your line of work, you should be able to return between six and 12 weeks after the surgery. Your knee will be in recovery for up to 24 months after your surgery, as muscles are slowly restored through exercise and scar tissue heals.

Is knee replacement surgery right for me?

People who benefit from knee replacement surgery often have:

• Moderate or severe knee pain while resting, either day or night
• Difficulty walking for more than a few minutes without significant pain
• Chronic knee inflammation and swelling that does not improve with rest or medications Knee deformity — a bowing in or out of your knee
• No improvement with other treatments such as anti-inflammatory medications, cortisone injections, lubricating injections, physical therapy, or other surgeries.

What are the risks with knee replacement surgery?

Knee replacement surgery is generally a safe operation with excellent results.The complication rate following total knee replacement is low. Serious complications occur in fewer than 2% of patients. Possible complications are infection, blood clots, bleeding, damage to blood vessels and nerves around the knee, numbness around the scar and leg. The implants can loosen with time and it could be necessary to redo the operation. These complications are rare and the vast majority of patients experience excellent pain relief following knee replacement.