Knee Replacement If you are facing serious issues, while performing just normal routine activities like walking, climbing stairs post a knee injury or simply due to age related wear and tear in knee joints(Osteoarthritis), then total knee replacement surgery is suitable alternative for you. Often, non-surgical treatments like walking sticks, weight reduction, lifestyle modification, knee exercises and medications are sought to be the initial ways to deal with them, but if your conditions do not suffice, your Doctor after careful clinical examination and X-rays might advice Total Knee Replacement for you. This article is an informative piece to address this surgical procedure and show some light on it in detail. The knee being the largest joint in the body requires a healthy pair for almost every daily activity from walking, running, even resting in peace on your bed. The knee is made of the upper end of the shin bone or the tibia and the lower end of the femur bone(thigh bone) and the knee cap called patella. Furthermore, there are ligaments that support the bone movement. The bones of the knee joints are covered with cartilage that make the bone movement smooth at the knee joint. The joints might get weak after an injury that disrupts the harmony of the connections which demand the surgical replacement if the conditions gets out of control. There might be causes like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis that can result in cartilage loss, being the most significant cause of knee replacement, among others. The surgery consists of replacing the femoral component, the tibia component and a plastic spacer in between mimicking the lost cartilage. A total knee replacement surgery is also known as knee Arthroplasty or even knee resurfacing because only the surface of the knee is replaced. The damaged region of the upper and lower bone is removed slightly. The removed cartilage and bones are replaced with metal implants that mimic the surface of the joints. The patella might also be resurfaced depending on the surgical necessity. Finally, a medical grade plastic spacer for smooth gliding is inserted between the metal components. This completes the process. The recommendation must always be taken by consulting experts about your specific condition and not mere speculations by going through an online study. This is just to offer you a useful piece of information regarding such surgeries and overall implications. Post-operatively we make the pt stand and walk within 24 hours of surgery with a help of a walker. Post-operatively 5 days are dedicated for physio, so that by the time you are discharge you should be able to go to washroom and sit on a commode with the help of a walker independently, able to stair climb, and take care of most of your daily routine activities. You will also require home physio for few days at home so that the rehabilitation can be done under supervision. Overall Total Knee replacement is a routine elective surgery. Results are excellent in carefully selected patients.