Knee arthritis in 5 steps:
Knee arthritis is a disease that occurs especially in the elderly and reduces the patient's quality of life and causes them to live with pain. One of the biggest enemies of knee arthritis is excessive weight. For this reason, the priority in knee arthritis is for the person to start a healthy diet and diet. In this article, we talk about what knee calcification is, how it occurs and the treatment stages.
Arthritis occurs as a result of the deterioration of the cartilage structure in the knee and the failure of the joints to perform their functions correctly. The cause of most knee pain in the elderly is knee arthritis. Calcification is a common condition in the knees, which bear the weight of the body for years. The reasons why knee calcification occurs in the body are repeated knee traumas, previous anterior cruciate ligament tears, and excessive weight.
The main symptoms of knee calcification are pain, pain during walking and even at the end of walking. Pain that continues even during rest can be listed as limping. X-rays will be a sufficient method to diagnose the disease.
In the treatment of knee arthritis, treatment begins based on the patient's complaints and continues according to the patient's guidance. The first step in treatment is to lose weight. Losing weight is very important for the knees because every extra weight gained puts pressure on the knees, which negatively affects arthritis. It is important to get help from a dietitian to lose weight. Another step in the treatment of knee arthritis is exercises and walking. Painkillers are also important in relieving patients' pain. Various intra-articular needles (injections) can be applied to the knees of patients who do not get relief with these methods. Drugs that can be administered in this way are hyaluronic acid, viscosupplementation, PRP, ozone and cortisone injections. Before deciding which one to do, a detailed examination of the patient and necessary imaging methods must be performed. The degree of calcification depends on the patient's age and pain level. Again, it is decided how many sessions of which medication will be given.
Physical therapy is an effective method for arthritis in the early stages. If there is advanced knee arthritis, physical therapy may not have much effect. Physical treatments for knee arthritis vary between 5 and 10 sessions.
Bone guidance surgery is performed in cases of narrowing in the inner half of the knee and when the outer half is healthy. In this surgery, the direction of the bone is changed and turned outward. In this way, the patient begins to use the healthy part of the knee bone. After this surgery, the patient does not complain of knee arthritis for a long time. Knee replacement surgery is performed when other treatments fail to respond. In this surgery, metal and plastic pieces are placed into the knee.
Read: 0
