Knee prosthesis


Recent years have added many people who decide to do a surgery because of knee problems. Constant pain in walking caused as a result of the friction of the two articular surfaces. These symptoms appear mainly to great ages, obese, wing workers or even those people who have an inborn anomalies.

A prosthesis artikulacioni who suffered a knee injury is one of the major successes in the field of orthopedics of this century. In the last decade improvements in surgical techniques and technologically advanced materials have made possible after patient rehabilitation phases to be able to perform daily activities more easily and above all without pain.

These kinds of operations carried out in Albania. One of the patients had problems with my knee decided to do a surgery Salus Hospital. The intervention consists in replacing the articular surfaces with artificial surface plastic-metal-plastic ceramics. Prosthesis that is incorporated in the human body is 15-20 years, however, its life expectancy depends on the fact how we use it, weight, activity and general condition of the patient.

Having spent a few days after surgical intervention the patient begins to move doing some leg exercises that will be explained by the physiotherapist based orthopedic surgeon instructions.

Recovery phase depends on the pathology, age, character and obesity, however, usually takes 1-3 months.

Patient's operation has been successfully completed, but it will take some time and patience to complete his recovery.