Total knee replacement surgery has long been used to treat severe arthritis in elderly patients. However, concerns arise, when a patient in their 40s or 50s has severe knee arthritis that is not relieved with simpler, non-surgical treatments. Once reserved for elderly patients, total knee replacement surgery is becoming more common in the younger and
Because of the unawareness of the Dangers of Delaying Knee Replacement Surgery many patients delay the surgery stating a number of reasons. Patients state these reasons, mostly out of fear and misinformation – says Dr. Ramakant Kumar. Most patients delay unnecessarily for several perceptual reasons. These include fear of the unknown, fear of surgery, fear
