The study authors found that in about 1 4 of the knee replacement patients with chronic knee cap pain blood flow in the knee cap area markedly decreased with flexing the knee.
Plastic knee cap replacement.
If you see lower end of femur it has a groove for patella called patellofemoral groove.
Knee replacement surgery also known as knee arthroplasty arth row plas tee can help relieve pain and restore function in severely diseased knee joints.
To understand this surgical procedure we have to understand knee anatomy first.
An artificial knee joint has metal alloy caps for your thighbone and shinbone and high density plastic to replace damaged cartilage.
Metal and plastic parts are used to cap the ends of the bones that form the knee joint along with the kneecap.
Knee cap replacement is a type of partial knee replacement surgery in which only patellofemoral articulation is replaced with implants.
Fortunately knee replacement surgery a procedure that replaces the worn out joint with a metal and plastic joint is very successful at relieving pain and improving function.