Knee Surgery  Melbourne

Total knee replacement is undertaken primarily to treat arthritis of the knee joint, most commonly osteoarthritis. The operation aims to reduce pain and improve function and, for some, simply improve their overall quality of life.

As the name suggests, partial knee replacement involves replacing part of your knee, rather than the entire joint. During partial knee replacement, the damaged compartment of the knee is removed and replaced with metal and plastic components.

In rare instances, problems may arise that will require surgery to replace part or all parts of the knee replacement. This is called ‘revision surgery’ and is a sub-specialty practice that may require a high level of medical support such as intensive care, as well as a highly experienced surgical and medical team.

Effective treatment of infected knee replacements is a complex sub-speciality field of orthopaedic surgery and can sometimes require a coordinated team of surgical and medical specialists.

Knee arthroscopy is keyhole surgery using a narrow pencil sized fibre-optic camera and light to look inside the knee joint. This allows the surgeon to assess for damage in the knee joint and to perform corrective procedures as required. Knee arthroscopy is performed as a day procedure and involves a general anaesthetic.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery is keyhole (arthroscopic) surgery using a narrow pencil sized fibre-optic camera and light to look inside the knee joint. The ACL is reconstructed by replacing the torn ligament with a tendon graft.