Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee problems can limit the way your body functions, making it difficult to live the lifestyle you want. If you're dealing with severe, persistent knee pain, Elite Sports Medicineand+ Orthopedics can help.  We provide knee replacement surgery to help you regain your quality of life. Knee replacement surgery can significantly reduce your pain and correct severe, long-term [...]

Most people stay in the hospital for 1-3 days after a knee replacement surgery. Your Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics provider creates a recovery plan that includes pain management, wound care, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Physical therapy is an essential part of the recovery process. Typically, physical therapy begins a few hours after surgery and [...]

Knee replacement surgery happens while you’re asleep under general anesthesia. Your Elite knee replacement doctor makes an incision along your knee to expose the joint. Your surgeon removes damaged cartilage and a small amount of underlying bone from the ends of your thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia), then replaces the removed cartilage with [...]

Knee replacement is a big surgery that requires a lot of patience and dedication in recovery. So how do you know when it's time for knee replacement? If you say "yes" to the following questions, it may be time for a knee replacement: 1. Have you tried all conservative treatment options for knee pain? If [...]

Elite knee replacement specialists typically explore non-surgical treatments, such as physical therapy, before recommending a knee replacement.  However, surgical knee replacement may be right for you if conservative treatments don’t provide adequate relief from your pain and symptoms. Arthritis, especially osteoarthritis, is the most common reason people get surgical knee replacement . Rheumatoid arthritis and [...]

An orthopedic knee replacement specialist can perform this surgery. Elite has one orthopedic knee replacement specialist - Dr. Raab - that practices in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee.

Surgical knee replacement restores function to a knee damaged by an injury or disease like arthritis. This safe and effective procedure can relieve knee pain and help you return to normal activities. Also called total knee replacement or knee arthroplasty, this procedure involves removing worn-out or injured parts of your knee joint and replacing them with artificial [...]