Symptoms after knee arthroplasty?

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The most common complication after knee replacement is infection. Once infection occurs and there are bacteria around, it is necessary to kill the bacteria around and then re install a new joint. This method will cause pain to patients. If you don't pay attention to the postoperative pneumonia, it will also cause infection. After knee arthroplasty, if patients have cold, fever, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, they need to take antibiotics in time. Let's take a look at the complications after knee replacement.

Symptoms after knee arthroplasty?

Thrombosis is a common complication after knee replacement. Generally, thrombosis occurs in a few weeks after surgery. After knee arthroplasty, the viscosity of coagulation factors in the lower limb blood vessels of patients increases, blood clots are blocked in the blood vessels, and blood flow is slow, forming thrombosis. Once pulmonary embolism occurs, the patient's life will be in danger. Please pay attention.

After total knee arthroplasty, patients should move as soon as possible, use plantar vein pump, elastic socks and antithrombotic drugs. However, after the knee replacement operation, if the patient's leg is very swollen, we must see a doctor in time to see if there is thrombosis. If there is thrombosis, the patient's life will be in danger. Please pay attention.

Other complications of total knee arthroplasty, neurovascular injury are mostly caused by improper operation. Some patients can't lift their feet after operation, mostly because they temporarily paralyzed their nerves during the operation. After the knee replacement operation, some patients' nerves are still paralyzed, which is only temporary and will improve after a period of time.

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It should be noted that after knee arthroplasty, some patients' nerves are still paralyzed, which is only temporary and will improve after a period of time. And swelling, incision leakage is a lot of surgery will appear.