Can Joint Replacement Keep the Elderly Active For Longer? | Amandeep Hospitals

July 31, 2017

Amandeep Hospital

Can Joint Replacement Keep the Elderly Active For Longer?

These days joint replacement surgery is quite common place especially among the elderly. The surgery makes the joint movements easier by reducing the pain and stiffness in them. The leading cause of these symptoms which calls for joint replacement is arthritis. Arthritis is an auto immune disease where the body’s immune system attacks the connective tissues in the body causing:

This disease when ignored may cause permanent problems and damage to the afflicted tissues and joints. In the surgical process of joint replacement the joint damaged by arthritis is either resurfaced or replaced. This replacement material that is employed consists of:

• Titanium
• Cobalt chrome
• Stainless steel
• Ceramic material
• Polyethylene (plastic).

The artificial joints however are made up of:

The team of experienced orthopedicians at Amandeep Hospitals are working tirelessly to make the lives of the elderly people easier and fulfilling with joint replacement procedures and help them walk in to a life of happiness. Diseases and health issues like high blood pressure, obesity, thyroid imbalance, afflictions related to heart, clotting of blood, weakness etc are some of the most common ones among the elderly.

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