Hearing the "joint replacement" is not the entire joint change, the "sportsman" is willing to go to the operating table

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client August 11 (Reporter Ke Meixue Correspondent Wang Yuanyuan) heard that the doctor's popular science exchange said that the joint replacement was not to replace the entire joint. On the operating table. Recently, the rehabilitation woman after the joint replacement danced the square dance again.

Ms. Shen, 60, is a retired employee of Wu Gang. In previous years, she liked to exercise. Known as a "sportsman".

In the past two years, Ms. Shen felt that her right knee was often painful. She felt that this was a small problem. When she was uncomfortable, she put a plaster on her knees, took some anti -inflammatory drugs, and carried it. She believes that insisting on exercise is conducive to reducing knee pain. However, she started to become difficult three months ago.

The orthopedic surgeon at the General Hospital of China Resources Wuggin Hospital found that Ms. Shen suffered from right knee osteoarthritis. The doctor told her that due to the severe wear and aging on the right knee, the knee knee replacement was needed to achieve the ideal diagnosis and treatment effect on the right knee.

"Isn't it disabled to replace my joint?" Ms. Shen was so scared when she heard the joint replacement.

Sun Chengjun, director of the orthopedic surgery of the hospital, explained to her science to her, and there are many methods for the treatment of knee arthritis, including basic treatment, drug treatment, repairing and reconstruction treatment, etc., and the treatment plan needs to be formulated according to the patient's different situations. Under the circumstances of the conservative treatment effect, artificial knee joint replacement is the best choice for treatment. "Knee replacement is not to replace the entire joint, but only replace the joints destroyed by the disease. Dance can jump. "

Ms. Shen recovered well after surgery.

Only then did Ms. Shen understand that she and her family were willing to undergo artificial knee replacement surgery to eliminate diseases and pain.

Recently, Ms. Shen showed the doctor's rehabilitation pictures and videos, saying that she began to dance the square dance again, and she was very happy.

Popular science small knowledge:

What is artificial knee joint replacement

During normal joints, cartilage in the joints can effectively reduce friction between bones.

When osteoarthritis and other diseases occur, cartilage aging, deformation, and the intensive friction between bones and bones can cause joint swelling, pain, and rotten legs.

Artificial knee replacement is to remove aging cartilage and install metal prosthesis and special wear -resistant plastic pads on the repair bone surface. In this way, during joint activity, the friction between them replaces the friction between the bones, so that the symptoms of patients can be relieved, the joint function is improved, and the quality of life is improved.

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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