Knee Replacement in Dubai

Overview

A healthy knee has the ends of your shin bones and thigh bones covered with hard cartilage allowing the bones to move freely against each other. Arthritis wears down the hard cartilage, causing it to thin. In some places, the cartilage may wear away, causing your bones to rub together and become worn.

A knee replacement surgery could be a good solution. However, if you simply have knee arthritis, you may not necessarily require a knee replacement in Dubai. But if your knee has been damaged by prolonged arthritis, you are suffering from constant pain and disability, and the condition interferes with your daily regime, this surgery may be worth considering.

Our orthopaedic consultant, Dr. Muthana Sartawi, is a pioneer in modern-day joint replacement techniques. His speciality is his patented knee replacement technique that offers ‘Same-Day Surgery’ wherein a patient undergoes knee surgery and can walk around and return home within the next few hours. Dr. Sartawi’s surgical procedures provide a patient with the scope of rapid recovery with minimal discomfort.

Knee replacement surgery in Dubai

Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgery performed to resurface and restore an arthritis-damaged knee. This surgical procedure uses metal and plastic components, as well as the kneecap, to cap the ends of the bones which form the knee joint. Someone with severe arthritis or a severe knee injury may benefit from this surgery.

The goal of knee replacement surgery in Dubai is to reinstate the damaged parts of the knee joint and relieve knee pain that cannot be controlled with other treatments.

Nevertheless, the type of knee replacement surgery required depends on the seriousness of damage to the knee. Depending on the type of injury or health condition, one or more parts of the knee may be affected.

There are primarily two types of knee replacement surgeries:

Total Knee Replacement
Partial Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Dubai

In a total knee replacement surgery, the impaired or damaged cartilage and bone are removed from the knee joint’s surface and replaced with artificial components made of various materials. A total knee replacement in Dubai is recommended for people with severe osteoarthritis or chronic knee pain. Knowing which compartment of the knee is damaged aids in deciding on the type of joint replacement required.

In comparison to a partial knee replacement, the procedure provides a complete repair. Total knee replacements have a lower revision rate than partial knee replacements.

When is total knee replacement recommended?

You will benefit from total knee replacement surgery if you suffer from any of the following conditions:

Severe knee pain or stiffness that limits daily activities such as walking, stair climbing, and getting in and out of chairs. It may also be difficult to walk more than a few blocks without significant pain, necessitating the use of a cane or walker.
Day or night, moderate to severe knee pain while resting
Chronic knee inflammation and swelling that is not relieved by rest or medication
Knee deformity is defined as bowing in or out of the knee.
Other treatments, such as anti-inflammatory medications, cortisone injections, lubricating injections, physical therapy, or other surgeries, have failed to improve significantly.

Procedure for total knee replacement surgery in Dubai

Knee replacement surgery in Dubai takes just about an hour.

It is an elaborate process, but in short, this is what happens during the procedure:

Making an incision in the knee area.
Removing any broken bone or cartilage.
Placing and precisely positioning the knee implant
Securing the implant in place with cement or without cement as well.
Inserting a piece of thermoplastic polymer to create a smooth, gliding surface between the implant’s metal parts.
Suturing and closing the incision.

Outcomes to be expected from total knee replacement surgery in Dubai

Most patients can expect to be able to almost completely straighten the replaced knee and bend it enough to climb stairs, get in and out of a chair or enter and come out of a car. Kneeling can be uncomfortable at times, but it is not harmful.

The majority of people experience numbness in a part of skin around their incisions. You may also experience stiffness, especially if you do a lot of bending.

With knee bending or walking, most people feel or hear some clicking of metal and plastic. This is typical. These differences usually fade with time, and most patients find them tolerable compared to the pain and limited function they had before surgery.

Partial Knee Replacement Surgery in Dubai

A partial knee replacement is a procedure in which only the affected compartment of the knee is replaced.

Patients with osteoarthritis may only damage one of the knee compartments. It makes more sense to replace just that part rather than the entire knee. A partial knee replacement procedure does not affect the ligaments in the front and back of the knee. It is always best to maintain the body’s natural structure and movement as much as possible.

Furthermore, a partial joint replacement procedure is less taxing on the body than a full joint replacement procedure. It requires minimal soft tissue or adjacent bone damage. Hence, patients who have partial knee replacement usually recover more quickly. However, the revision rate may be higher than that of a total knee replacement.

How is partial knee replacement surgery beneficial?

A partial knee replacement is beneficial in many ways. Firstly, it is suitable for any age. It allows younger people to preserve more bone, which is beneficial if revision surgery is required later on. Secondly, for the elderly, partial knee replacement is a less stressful procedure with less pain and risk of bleeding. Thirdly, PKR is a less invasive procedure that requires a smaller incision and removes only the damaged part of the bone. However, the outcome of the surgery may vary according to the type of arthritis rather than your age.

3D Printed Knee Replacement Technology in Dubai

Along with the highly efficient ‘same-day surgery’ technique, our consultant Dr. Sartawi is adept in using advanced techniques like 3D printed knee replacement tools and devices.

3D printing technology allows creating a set of customised surgical instrumentation for each unique joint replacement surgery. These instruments ensure that your implant is properly positioned. This technology fundamentally facilitates customised joint replacement surgeries to a great extent. Patients receiving custom-printed knee joints recover sooner with lesser post-operative ailments.

Our orthopaedic surgeon in Dubai uses 3D printed knee replacement implants to achieve the following goals:

- Shorter recovery span
- Better results
- Better balance in the soft tissues around the knee
- Proper implant size that matches the individual knee dimensions

A pioneer of modern-day knee replacement in Dubai

Dr. Sartawi was one of the first to perform one-day joint replacement surgery in Central Illinois and the Middle East. In the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, he has performed approximately 2500 total knee replacement surgeries with a 97% success rate using his new technique.

Dr. Muthana Sartawi is the best orthopedic surgeon and Director of the King’s College Hospital London’s Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement Centre in Dubai Hills. King’s is one of the few GCC hospitals that allows joint replacement patients to be discharged on the same day, thanks to Dr. Sartawi’s special technique.

Dr. Sartawi’s patented minimally invasive approach to knee replacement, termed as “Modified Intervastus Approach to the Knee”, has been published in peer-reviewed journals. It has contributed to an accelerated and rapid recovery post-total knee replacement surgery in the USA, and now in Kuwait, Dubai, and across GCC.

To get the benefits of fast-recovering knee replacement surgery in Dubai, get in touch with Dr. Sartawi’s team.