Knee Treatment

Commonly found knee diseases

• Knee pain and swelling, stiff knee joint, knee clicking or popping sound

• Limb deformity

• Sharp knee pain while using

• Upper front thigh (hip joint) or anterior hip pain or stiffness

• Knee osteoarthritis

• Hip osteoarthritis

Knee treatments

In order to choose an appropriate knee treatment, the doctor will diagnose the patient’s symptoms and consider their conditions as well as severity. There are 2 types of methods for knee treatments as follows:

1.Non-surgical knee treatments

To decide the method of non-surgical treatments for knee abnormalities such as knee osteoarthritis, the doctor will assess the severity and give proper treatments for the condition such as

• Medication: painkillers like paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) will relieve pain and inflammation of the knees in an early stage. However, they should be prescribed under the supervision of a medical specialist. Self-prescription may lead to overdosing in the course of time which causes severe complications.

●    Steroid injection

●    Hyaluronic acid (HA) injection

●    Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection

●    Wearing knee support devices such as hinged knee brace or other supportive items

2. Surgical knee treatments

kdms Hospital knee surgery integrates cutting-edge technology to optimize the patient’s treatment results. These are our offers for surgical knee treatments:

• Robotic Surgery: specialized surgeons are assisted with robots in knee surgery. This technology is developed to heighten the effectiveness of joint replacement surgery, increasing precision, safety, and reducing errors. For example, due to different personal body structure, the device and its computer imaging system can help target the replacement at the right, proper position personalized for each patient. Therefore, this method helps minimize the risks of secondary repair surgery caused by loose or deformed replacement because it reduces the chances of replacement disfiguration and imbalance as well. Integrating robotic-assisted joint replacement technology into modern surgery also requires experienced surgeons from traditional operations to handle. In addition, they must be specifically trained to utilize robotic assistants.

• Hyaluronic injection

• Arthroscopic knee surgery

• Osteotomy to correct deformities

• Partial knee replacement

• Total knee replacement surgery

• Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

However, surgical knee treatments are considered under the discretion of the surgeon. Most of the patients with severe conditions and not successful with non-surgical knee treatments will undergo knee surgery accordingly. After the surgery, medical follow-ups and monitoring will ensure the patient will be back to normal with a good quality of life.