Can Knee Replacement Be Delayed ?

If you have knee pain due to arthritis, surgery is not always the first step. In selected patients, these treatments may help reduce pain and improve function:

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Steroid Injection

✔️ Reduces inflammation

✔️ Provides short-term pain relief

✔️ Best for painful flare-ups

💉 Hyaluronic Acid Injection

✔️ Improves joint lubrication

✔️ May reduce pain and stiffness

✔️ Suitable for selected patients with mild to moderate arthritis

💉 PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) Injection

✔️ Uses your own blood platelets

✔️ May help reduce pain and improve function in early arthritis

✔️ Best results in carefully selected patients

✅ Along with:

• Weight reduction

• Physiotherapy & exercises

• Lifestyle modification

• Appropriate medications

These treatments may help delay knee replacement in the right patient—but when arthritis becomes advanced, knee replacement may still be the best option.

📍 Dr Kulwinder Shah's Orthocare

Sector 14, Panchkula

098721 83573