DR. CHETAN WANKHEDE is Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Knee Replacement Surgeon in Thane and Mumbai.

Revision knee replacement surgery

Even though metallic knee replacement is made to last long but sometimes it may wear off due to instability and loosening or poly wear and may require revision knee replacement surgery. Hence, revision knee replacement surgery revisits existing knee replacements, sometimes replacing previous implants.

Need for Revision Knee Replacement surgery?

Revision surgery is sometimes needed due to incorrectly placed implant causing Instability and Loosening. This can cause the patient to feel wobbly whilst walking. Revision surgery is also needed when the implant is worndown, over time, and surgery swaps out the old implant for a new one. Surgery will also be needed if existing implants become detached from the bone.Infection could also be one of the cause for revision. In such cases Revision is done two stages.