Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, PLLC

Total Knee Joint Replacement

Each patient is unique, but generally candidates for knee replacement surgery have:

Pain severe enough to restrict not only work and recreation, but also the routine activities of daily living
Pain that is not relieved by more conservative methods of treatment, such as reduced activity,medication or physical therapy
Significant joint stiffness and loss of mobility
X-rays that show advanced arthritis or other degenerative problems