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When Does a Knee Replacement Need to be Revised?

Dr. Albright talks about when a patient needs to have their knee replacement revised, or re-done. Learn more about Dr. Dan Albright by visiting his website at https://www.danalbrightmd.com/ or follow him on Facebook   / danalbrightmd   To schedule a consultation with Dr. Albright call (919) 863-6808 Subscribe to Dr. Albright's YouTube channel Transcript of the Video: When does a knee replacement need to be revised or redone? So, you get a total knee replacement. We hope it lasts 20 years - that's the goal - or longer. If you run or jump or pound on your knee a lot, like run road races the knee replacement will wear out quicker. And a joint replacement is becoming faulty when it hurts a lot, if its swelling, you cannot do regular activities - low impact to moderate activities. A knee replacement needs to be revised or redone when x-rays start showing that the plastic on the tibia is wearing away. If you are starting to get a metal femur wearing on a metal tibial plate - that's bad so that would need to be redone. And of course, you're going to follow up with your surgeon over the years - the x-rays for your knees, how you're doing, how you're progressing so it is pretty obvious when a knee replacement is starting to go bad. Again the goal is 20 years after the knee replacement surgery or more. The best knee replacement you'll ever have is the first one you have and each one after that is a little tougher. So you really want to treat these replacements with respect and not be pounding on them. If you are interested in this topic I'm happy to talk to you in my office at any time. I'm Dr. Dan Albright in Raleigh, North Carolina.