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Knee problem
Can cartilage be develop again in old age to avoid knee surgery?
Knee bends during walking and can't able to walk more than 5 mins. Tips to get better & walk properly
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Dr. Abhishek Haldar
Orthopedist
21 yrs exp
Noida
Cartilage destruction in old age can be due to wear and tear of prolonged use. There are different grades of cartilage destruction. Early stages can be helped only by medicines and exercises but as u mentioned that you cannot walk more than 5 minutes without pain , so I think you are falling into late stages in which only total knee replacement is the only choice. It will help u in pain free movements of knee and you will be able to walk comfortably without pain. If you stuck up into non surgical methods than u may acquire Diabetes, Hypertension due to non movability.
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post your x rays
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you may have DM, HTN as u have not mentioned before. but remember Total Knee replacements are done to make a person movable and it is mostly done at your specified ages only.
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
General Physician
37 yrs exp
Chennai
Nono
No medicine yet for cartilage regeneration
Pl get mri knees and show to.orthopedicisn for needful.pl
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