What are potential complications of a total knee replacement?
Potential risks of knee replacement surgery include but are not limited to: Blood Clots, Blood Loss, Infection of the Joint Replacement, Leg Length Difference, Knee Implant Loosening, Fracture of the patient bone, Numbness around the incision site, nerve disfunction resulting in numbness and loss of control of the foot and/or ankle, Wound healing delay and/or wound separation.
Your surgeon and the entire surgical team have worked diligently to put together a program that significantly reduces the risk of complications. Over the last few years the complication rates have definitely been reduced but the potential for complications still exist and have not been completely eliminated.