The first TKR surgery was done in 1968
The first TKR surgery was done in 1968 Since then it total knee replacement surgery [TKR] has become one of the most successful procedures in all medicine. Hundreds of thousands of patients with severe knee pain undergo TKR every year worldwide. The normal knee The largest joint in the body, healthy knees are required for doing mostly everything. It is a hinge like joint, made of the lower end of the thighbone (femur), the upper end of the shinbone (tibia), and the kneecap (patella). The ends of these three bones where they touch are covered with cartilage, a smooth substance that protects the bones and enables them to move easily. There is a thick viscid fluid between the cartilages, which makes movements smooth and jerk free. The cartilages attached to the femur and the tibia are called the menisci. They are C-shaped wedges and act as ‘shock absorbers. Large ligaments hold the femur and tibia together and provide stability. The long thigh muscles give the knee motility.
