Knee replacement surgery replaces the
injured or worn-out knee joints. The surgery can help
ease pain and make the knee work better. One of the
most familiarized surgical practices for patients with
severe knee arthritis is total knee replacement (TKR),
which is also known as Total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
The primary difference is whether the implant replaces
the entire joint or only a part of it. Both types of
implants have merits and demerits on the current
clinical practice. The most specific illustration of the
implants varies from person to person which highly
relies on their individualized diseased and patient’s
health condition which also accommodate with their
comorbidities which may reject the implants or may also
results to metallic sepsis condition. Hence these
numerous implants distinguished with their own
features, stability (for a period of time) and economy.
Physicians selects the implants from the above criteria
along with the concern form from the patient. This
review article aims to demonstrate the illustration of
implants in Osteoarthritis Patients.