Plastic Knee Cap Replacement

To be honest i was surprised to learn that knee cap or patellar pain is a common complication of knee replacement.

Plastic knee cap replacement.

Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint along with the kneecap. The study authors found that in about 1 4 of the knee replacement patients with chronic knee cap pain blood flow in the knee cap area markedly decreased with flexing the knee. If you see lower end of femur it has a groove for patella called patellofemoral groove. An artificial knee joint has metal alloy caps for your thighbone and shinbone and high density plastic to replace damaged cartilage.

However many people who have only limited arthritis of the knee are concerned about replacing the entire joint. Fortunately knee replacement surgery a procedure that replaces the worn out joint with a metal and plastic joint is very successful at relieving pain and improving function. Knee cap replacement is a type of partial knee replacement surgery in which only patellofemoral articulation is replaced with implants.