Knee Pain Specialists
Restore Mobility with Indiana's Best Knee Pain Specialists
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeons located in Indianapolis, IN & Bloomington, IN
Knee pain can have a devastating impact on your mobility and cause distressing levels of discomfort. If you have knee pain, we at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can help. Our team treats numerous knee conditions through total and partial knee replacement surgery or nonsurgical treatments such as steroid injections. Call today to book an appointment at one of our offices in Indianapolis or Bloomington, Indiana.
Knee Pain Q&A
What conditions cause knee pain?
Your knees have to cope with a great many stresses and strains every day, so they’re vulnerable to wear-and-tear conditions like osteoarthritis and overuse injuries like tendonitis.
Sports injuries also commonly affect the knees. These injuries can be a result of the effects of shock traveling up your legs when running and jumping, as well as stopping suddenly and turning or twisting awkwardly.
Common causes of knee pain include:
- Osteoarthritis
- Meniscus tears
- Patellar dislocations
- Bursitis
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) tears
- Patellar tendon tears
- Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain)
We most commonly see patients with osteoarthritis, which often results from years of joint use that gradually wears away the layers of cartilage that protects your bones.
How is knee pain treated?
The first step to treating your knee pain is determining its cause. For many patients with mild osteoarthritis, the team may recommend conservative treatments including:
- Medications
- Joint injections
- Physical therapy
Lifestyle changes can also be beneficial. For example, being overweight or obese puts tremendous strain on your knees and accelerates the development of osteoarthritis.
Losing weight, eating a healthier diet, and getting the right kind of exercise can all help reduce knee pain.
In some cases, the cause of your knee pain might not respond to these approaches. Cartilage injuries like meniscus tears, for instance, may be unable to heal without surgical repair. Osteoarthritis often worsens over time to a point where conservative therapies are no longer effective. In these cases, your surgeon at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can go over surgical options with you.
What types of surgery can help with knee pain?
There are several surgical options that can help with severe, chronic knee pain, such as:
Total knee replacement
Your surgeon removes the damaged bones in your knee, and in some cases, the back of your patella (kneecap) as well. He replaces these unhealthy areas of bone with artificial implants that form a new joint.
Partial knee replacement
Partial knee replacement is a similar procedure to total knee replacement but only requires replacing one compartment of your knee joint. Your surgeon might use this option when one or more of your knee compartments is healthy enough to save.
Revision knee replacement
Modern knee replacement implants are now built to last 20 years or longer. However, sometimes knee replacements can malfunction or wear out after years of use, and parts need to be repaired or replaced. Revision surgery is a complex procedure that restores your knee replacement and any damaged surrounding bones.
Find out how to relieve knee pain safely and successfully, call 317-455-1064 to book an appointment.
Specialties
Total Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement, or total knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure that replaces the damaged components of your knee with artificial implants.
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During a partial knee replacement, your surgeon removes and replaces only the damaged compartments in your knee.
Learn MoreAnterior Hip Replacement
During your hip replacement surgery, your surgeon replaces the damaged ends of your hip bones, both in the femur and pelvis.
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Thanks to modern anesthesia techniques and a multimodal approach to pain control, we can perform hip and knee replacements in the outpatient setting.
Learn MoreArthritis
If you have arthritis, the highly skilled team of orthopedic surgeons at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can help.
Learn MoreKnee Pain
Our team treats numerous knee conditions through total and partial knee replacement surgery or nonsurgical treatments such as steroid injections.
Learn MoreHip Pain
If hip pain is disrupting your life, our board-certified team of orthopedic surgeons at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement can help.
Learn MoreInjections
If you're experiencing joint pain that isn't improving with conservative treatment, steroid injections could help.
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