Total Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement Surgery at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla

Knee pain that limits how you move, sit, or sleep changes daily life in ways that are easy to underestimate, until climbing stairs or getting out of a car becomes genuinely hard. For people whose knee joint has worn down beyond what medication or physiotherapy can manage, total knee replacement offers a way back to normal movement. CritiCare Asia Hospitals is an orthopaedic hospital in Mumbai that evaluates every knee before any surgical decision is made. Surgery is suggested only when simpler treatment has stopped giving lasting relief. The reasons, the process, and the recovery are explained in plain terms. Total knee replacement surgery in Kurla at our hospital follows that same careful path.

Symptoms That Suggest the Knee Needs Attention

Pain that makes walking, standing, or climbing stairs difficult
Pain that disturbs your sleep
Stiffness and swelling that return despite treatment
A knee that has become visibly misaligned, such as bow-legged or knock-kneed
Loss of movement that has not improved with physiotherapy, injections or lifestyle changes

If these sound familiar, our knee replacement surgeons in Mumbai can examine the joint and explain what is happening.

What Is Total Knee Replacement?

Total knee replacement, or total knee arthroplasty, removes the damaged surfaces of the knee joint and replaces them with an artificial implant made of metal and medical-grade plastic. Unlike a partial replacement, it addresses the entire joint: the femur, the tibia, and often the kneecap. The aim is not only pain relief but also restoring the knee's ability to bend, bear weight, and move as it once did.

Who Needs It?

Surgery becomes a consideration when non-surgical options have run their course. Common reasons include:

Advanced osteoarthritis, where cartilage has worn away and bone rubs on bone
Rheumatoid arthritis that has damaged the joint despite medication
Arthritis after a serious knee injury
Persistent pain that interferes with sleep or basic tasks
Reduced mobility that has not responded to conservative care

Doctors generally recommend surgery only after conservative treatment has been tried without lasting relief.

Getting Ready for Surgery

Preparation reaches well beyond the day of the operation. It usually includes blood tests and imaging to assess the joint, a review of current medicines (certain blood thinners may need to be paused), and light strengthening exercises to support the knee afterwards. Home changes made in advance, such as grab rails, a raised toilet seat and clearing loose rugs, lower the risk of falls in the early weeks.

Recovery Timeline

Recovery is gradual. In the first two weeks, movement is usually assisted, often with a walker, along with gentle bending exercises. By around six weeks, many people walk longer distances with less support and resume light household activity. Physiotherapy milestones continue over the following months, and most people see significant gains in strength and mobility by three to six months. Full recovery varies with overall health and how closely rehabilitation is followed, and your care team will outline a schedule for your progress.

Life After Knee Replacement

Once healed, most people find daily movement much easier: walking, climbing stairs, and standing longer without the pain that held them back. Implants are designed to last many years with reasonable care, although high-impact activity such as running or repeated kneeling is generally best avoided. Routine follow-ups track how the implant is holding up.

Benefits of Knee Replacement

A substantial reduction in chronic knee pain
Easier walking, stair climbing and standing
Correction of misalignment in bow-legged or knock-kneed knees
Better sleep once pain eases
A realistic return to hobbies that had become difficult

Risks and Considerations

As with any major surgery, knee replacement carries risks. Swelling, bruising and temporary stiffness are common early on and usually settle with time and physiotherapy. Less often, people develop blood clots or infection at the incision, and in rare cases the implant loosens years later. Your surgical team will go through your individual risk profile, based on your health history, before surgery is scheduled.

Treatment Options and How the Procedure Works

Before knee arthritis treatment by surgery, you are admitted and go through pre-checks, including fasting for several hours. Anaesthesia, usually general or spinal, is given by the anaesthesia team, and the surgical area is cleaned and sterilised thoroughly.

During the operation, the surgeon makes an incision over the front of the knee to reach the joint. Damaged cartilage and bone are removed from the femur and tibia, and sometimes the kneecap, and the remaining bone is shaped to receive the implant precisely. After the components are fitted, the surgeon tests the range of motion to confirm alignment before closing.

Recovery begins straight away. You are monitored closely in a recovery area, and pain relief, antibiotics, and medicine to reduce clotting risk are typically started early. Physiotherapy often begins within a day, with gentle movement rather than strengthening. A few days of monitored recovery is standard before discharge, though stays vary between patients. For some patients, robotic knee replacement surgery is used when required, giving surgeons precision-based assistance during implant placement.

Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla, Mumbai

CritiCare Asia Hospitals brings three robotic technologies into its joint replacement programme. These systems assist our orthopaedic surgeons at every stage, so that the replacement works smoothly with your body. Our orthopaedic robotic surgery in Kurla offers:

CUVIS Joint Robotic Platform

What it does
Turns detailed pre-operative scans into automated, robotic-guided milling paths. The system guides the cutting tool to shape bone contours precisely to the chosen prosthesis, while safety boundary sensors halt movement if tissue shifts.
Why it is beneficial
Protects delicate tendons and neurovascular structures from unintended contact. By delivering consistent sub-millimetre accuracy in knee replacement, it reduces early post-surgical pain and allows physiotherapy to progress with fewer complications.

CORI 2.0 Robotic-Assisted System

What it does
Maps bone architecture and joint movement in real time without pre-operative imaging. Its active robotic burr removes arthritic cartilage and bone while adapting dynamically to both total and partial knee replacement surgery.
Why it is beneficial
Sparing healthy bone is critical for younger and active joint replacement candidates. Because bone removal is restricted strictly to damaged areas, the joint retains more of its native structure, supporting quicker functional recovery and preserving future surgical options.

VELYS Digital Joint System

What it does
Pairs robotic saw stabilisation with intraoperative digital sensors that assess soft-tissue tension across all degrees of knee bend. The surgeon keeps full tactile control while the robot ensures cuts match the targeted balance profile.
Why it is beneficial
Helps prevent the stiff or unnatural feeling that patients sometimes report with conventional replacements. Balanced tension across the medial and lateral ligaments restores fluid movement and extends implant longevity under daily physical stress.