Patients with disabling knee pain, impairment of knee function and in those patients with knee pain not responding to conservative treatment generally requires Total Knee Replacement. The knee is a large synovial joint consisting of a) Medical compartment; b) Lateral compartment and c) Patello femoral compartment. The patella is a large sesamoid bone and its function is i) To protect the knee joint; ii) To facilitate knee joint lubrication and iii) To increase lever arm of the knee extensor mechanism.
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