62-year-old Meenakshi visited Chennai Orthopaedics with a lot of apprehensions. She had been experiencing knee pain and difficulty walking for a few years now. However, due to the excruciating pain, she had given up activities that she enjoyed, such as making Rangoli in front of her house or going for evening walks with her friends. When the knee pain began interfering with the playtime with her granddaughter, she finally conceded to the request of her son and decided to meet a doctor. Dr Bharani Kumar Dayanandam , the Trauma, Joint Replacement, and Arthroscopic Surgeon at Chennai Orthopaedics, has seen a lot of cases like Meenakshi's. According to Dr Bharani Kumar, osteoarthritis is one of the most common conditions that necessitates total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries. It is caused by wear and tear of the knee cartilage. Total knee replacement (TKR) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is done to replace the damaged knee joint with an artificial joint. For expert orthopaedic sur...