Revision knee replacement surgery is removal of a problematic previous knee replacement and replacing it with a new one. Knee replacements fail for a number of different reasons. When they fail the components loosen and begin to move abnormally. This usually manifests as new pain and swelling in a knee replacement that has previously been happy.
Revision knee replacement surgery is removal of a problematic previous knee replacement and replacing it with a new one. Knee replacements fail for a number of different reasons. When they fail the components loosen and begin to move abnormally. This usually manifests as new pain and swelling in a knee replacement that has previously been happy.
Loose Total Knee Replacement
If a knee replacement is loose then re-doing (revising) it is usually recommended. This procedure is a bigger operation than the one that you had done first time around as it takes time to remove the previous implant and put in another one. There is often some bone loss and wear to the soft tissues from the previous knee replacement which needs to be addressed before the new one is put in. Usually, the new revision implant is bigger than the original one, with longer stems to get a better hold in the bone when it is done for the second or third time.
If a knee replacement that you have had in for a while is suddenly more painful and you are getting new swelling then it is worth getting it looked at and having a new Xray. All three of our surgeons at Castleview Clinic offer knee replacement revision surgery and perform these procedures routinely.
The operation is usually longer than a standard knee replacement and may take up to three hours depending on how hard it is to remove the previous implant. As a result the anaesthetic time is longer, there is more bruising and swelling in the soft tissues and there is usually more blood loss.
This means a longer post-operative stay in hospital. You may expect to be in hospital for 3-5 days afterwards. Because of more scar tissue formation from a second or third procedure a revision procedure may mean a stiffer knee than the one you had before but your surgeon will talk to you about this prior to performing the operation.
How long do knee replacements last?
Revision Total Knee Replacement
The operation is usually longer than a standard knee replacement and may take up to three hours depending on how hard it is to remove the previous implant. As a result the anaesthetic time is longer, there is more bruising and swelling in the soft tissues and there is usually more blood loss.
This means a longer post-operative stay in hospital. You may expect to be in hospital for 3-5 days afterwards. Because of more scar tissue formation from a second or third procedure a revision procedure may mean a stiffer knee than the one you had before but your surgeon will talk to you about this prior to performing the operation.
How long do knee replacements last?