Is Knee Replacement Surgery Required For Treating Acute Knee Pain?

Posted on Fri, 13 Apr 2018

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Question : this is my mother mri report. she is having acute pain in left knee . does she need to go for knee replacement or any kind of surgery

my mother is siffering from acute knee pain. this is her mri repott of last year. let me know what can be done. does she needs to go for knee replacement.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:

Knee replacement not with this report.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone through MRI report and it shows marginal Osteophytic lesions only and not gross osteoarthritis. There are all changes s/o degenerative disease.

In my practice, I would start her on mild pain killers and Quadriceps exercises. I would not recommend knee replacement at this stage.

If pain persists then I would like to infiltrate the knee joint with biologics like PRP.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Gopal Goel, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Gopal (32 minutes later)

does it involve any surgical process?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:

No

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

PRP or the treatment I have written does not involve any surgical procedure.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Gopal Goel, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy