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When is a total knee replacement needed?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
When all else fails: Total knee is done when the pain in the knee is present all the time including at night and when all compartments of the knee are involved.
Answered 5/9/2018
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Total knee needed: The most concise answer is when arthritic knee pain is not relieved any longer by nsaids, therapy, cortisone injections, hylauronic acid injections, knee braces, ice, nutritional supplements or arthroscopy and x-rays show advanced arthritis and cartilage loss or spurs. When function is impaired and activity declines from pain. Or, when start subtracting things you enjoy from your life due to pain.
Answered 1/3/2015
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Knee replacement: When you say the pain is not controlled with conservative treatments of rest, ice, nsaids, exercise, modalities/pt/laser, injections of cortissone, viscosupplementation. Discuss with your knee surgeon.
Answered 2/7/2019
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