Rheumatoid arthritis is not uncommon in my country. Clinical data shows that the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in my country is about 0.2%-0.4%, and the number of patients is about 5 million. Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune disease that can occur at any age. The peak incidence period is between 30 and 50 years old. In terms of gender distribution, female patients are three times more common than male patients. There are families with rheumatoid arthritis. For people with a history of diabetes, the incidence rate is 2-10 times higher than that of ordinary families.
Recently, Medray Joint and Spine Center of Beijing Heping Orthopedic Hospital received a 32-year-old young female patient with rheumatoid arthritis and successfully performed bilateral total knee replacement. After surgery, the patient basically returned to normal living standards.
△ Ms. Wang’s postoperative X-ray
Patient Ms. Wang, 32 years old, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis causing bilateral knee joint pain 14 years. She traveled to and from many hospitals and received a variety of oral and injection treatments. Waiting for medication, however, the condition continued to worsen, which gradually limited the movement of the knee joint, and the quality of life declined day by day. Eventually, the knees became stiff and unable to walk, and the patient was unable to take care of himself in daily life!
△ Preoperative X-ray of Ms. Wang’s right knee
△ Preoperative X-ray of Ms. Wang’s left knee
Recently, Ms. Wang was introduced by a friend to Beijing Heping Orthopedic Hospital Medray Joint and Spine Center for treatment. When she came, her knees were in In a completely stiff state, the knee joint is fixed in a slightly flexed state without any movement, causing great inconvenience to daily life. After diagnosis by Dr. Zhang Wei, director of Medray Joint and Spine Center, he was admitted to the hospital with "rheumatoid osteoarthritis of the left knee accompanied by knee ankylosis" .
△ Ms. Wang’s knees were in a state of complete stiffness before the operation.
After obtaining the consent of Ms. Wang and her family, after detailed preoperative examination, elimination of surgical risks and sufficient preoperative preparation, Zhang Wei, director of Medray Joint and Spine Center, led the team to perform bilateral total knee replacement for Ms. Wang. The surgery was very successful. Ms. Wang started functional rehabilitation of her knee joint on the first day after the operation. She walked on the ground 2 days after the operation. Before discharge, the flexion and extension range of her knees was basically sufficient for daily life.
△ Ms. Wang used equipment for rehabilitation training after surgery.
Dr. Zhang Wei, director of Medray Joint and Spine Center, said: With the continuous changes in life and work styles, the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis is gradually getting younger. In most cases, the factors that cause rheumatoid arthritis are related to the environment, viruses, genetics, etc. In addition, fatigue, malnutrition, trauma, and mental factors are also important factors leading to rheumatoid arthritis. Nowadays, young people are under great pressure in study and life. In addition, some young people have developed the habit of picky eaters due to their parents' pampering. If the body does not absorb enough nutrients for a long time, it will lead to malnutrition and induce rheumatoid arthritis. Some patients have so much pain and stiffness in their joints that they can barely do anything. In the later stages of rheumatoid arthritis, the patient's joints will become swollen, ankylosed, and deformed more and more obviously. Therefore, it is very important to treat rheumatoid arthritis as early as possible. For most patients Medray Orthopedic Center surgical methods can be used to control and delay the progression of the disease, and even reverse the damage caused by the disease to the body.
Beijing Heping Orthopedic Hospital Medray Joint and Spine Center is jointly established by Beijing Medray Orthopedic Surgeons Group and Beijing Heping Orthopedic Hospital. It is led by Mr. Cai Xu, chief physician of the former Beijing 301 Hospital Department of Orthopedics. Doctors Zhang Wei and Wu Xia, professors and senior orthopedics and sports medicine experts, visited , and were provided with technical support by the expert team of Beijing Medray Orthopedic Surgeons Group.Medray Joint and Spine Center focuses on comprehensively carrying out all orthopedic diagnosis, treatment and surgical projects, including pain, sprains and sports injuries in all joints of the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, etc., bone hyperplasia, neck and shoulder pain, waist and legs Pain, disc herniation, spinal stenosis , scoliosis and osteoporotic fractures, etc. Minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment, PRP, joint ligament reconstruction, joint replacement surgery, spinal endoscopic minimally invasive disc surgery, cervical, thoracic and lumbar decompression, orthopedic surgery, etc.
