The last few years have seen enormous leaps forward in knee replacement surgery for York patients. If your knee pain is caused by osteoarthritis, that’s great news for alleviating or almost entirely removing your knee pain.

Rediscover pain-free

Osteoarthritis-based knee pain is caused by the wearing away of the cartilage ‘buffer’ between the bones in your knee. As the bones are left to rub together, the arthritis can become extremely painful and debilitating. But in the hands of Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s knee specialists for York, knee replacement surgery means more than 90% of patients with osteoarthritis-based knee pain can enjoy pain-free (or virtually pain-free) knees, allowing them to return to an active life.

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Simpler surgery and faster recovery?

Knees don’t wear out uniformly. Catch the deterioration early enough and you may find that only one side of the knee (often the inner side) needs replacement. Up to 50% of the patients seen by our knee consultants for York (who have symptoms bad enough to warrant knee replacement) are suited to a partial knee replacement.

Partial knee replacements have several advantages over total knee replacements in York:

• Patients usually recover quicker (as the surgery is less invasive)
• Risks associated with surgery are reduced
• Recovery tends to be more complete as all the knee ligaments are preserved

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Long lasting relief

Today 95% of implants used in the partial knee replacements performed by our York knee surgeons last at least 10 years. Most last 15-20 years or more.

What’s more, once you’ve fully recovered, you should be able to return to the pastimes you love (golf, social tennis, cycling, hiking, skiing and more), free or virtually free from knee pain.

To discuss your situation, contact the knee specialists for York at Yorkshire Knee Clinic today or phone us on 03453 052 579.