Revision Knee Replacement

While primary total knee replacements are incredibly successful, the artificial implants do not last forever. Over 15 to 20 years, they can slowly wear out. In other cases, complications like an infection or a fracture around the implant can cause it to fail early, resulting in a return of severe knee pain, instability, and swelling.

**Revision Knee Replacement** is a highly complex, specialized surgery performed to remove the old, failing artificial knee joint and replace it with new, specialized revision components.

Because removing the old implant often removes some bone with it, revision surgery requires a higher level of surgical expertise. Our senior joint replacement team at Prakash Hospital has extensive experience in managing complex revision cases, utilizing bone grafts, metal augments, and stemmed implants to firmly secure the new joint and relieve your pain.

Before the Surgery: Extensive planning is required. We will perform specific blood tests and joint fluid aspirations to rule out infection. Advanced CT scans help the surgeon assess exactly how much bone loss has occurred.

During the Procedure: Revision surgery takes much longer than a primary replacement, often 2 to 4 hours. The surgeon carefully removes the old implants and any scar tissue. Because there is less natural bone left, the new revision implants have long metal stems that go deep into the thigh and shin bones for support. Metal blocks or bone grafts are used to fill in areas where bone is missing.

After the Surgery: Your hospital stay will be longer, typically 4 to 6 days. The post-operative pain management protocols are more intensive, as the surgery is more extensive.