When knee arthritis has taken your walk, your sleep and your independence — a modern knee replacement gives them back.
Total knee replacement (TKR) resurfaces the worn-out, arthritic surfaces of the knee with smooth metal-and-polymer components, eliminating the bone-on-bone grinding that causes pain. It is one of the most successful operations in modern medicine — but it is the *last* step on a ladder that starts with exercise, weight management, medication and injections. We operate when the knee, the X-ray and your life all say it is time.
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Standing X-rays grade the arthritis and alignment; examination assesses ligaments and mobility; blood tests screen fitness for surgery. Just as importantly, we assess *you* — how far you can walk, what the pain stops you doing — because knees are replaced for people, not for X-rays.
Earlier arthritis responds to quadriceps strengthening, weight reduction, activity modification, analgesics and selected injections — often buying years of comfortable function. We run this ladder honestly; surgery waits until it genuinely offers more than conservative care.
When the time is right: total (or partial, for single-compartment disease) knee replacement with modern implants, performed by our joint replacement surgeon with strict infection-control protocols in laminar-airflow theatres. You stand and walk with support within a day or two, with structured physiotherapy from day one.
We recommend surgery only when it is genuinely the best option for you — and explain why, in plain language, before you decide.
Standing and walking with a walker; physiotherapy begins.
Discharge for most patients, walking with support.
Progressive walking, stair training; walker to stick to independent.
Most patients walk independently and comfortably; implants typically last 15–20+ years.
Timelines are typical for uncomplicated cases — your surgeon will give you a personalised plan.
The final cost depends on the technique used, the complexity of your case, the type of room you choose and your length of stay. After your consultation you receive a clear, itemised estimate — before you decide anything.
Bring your policy details or insurance card and our front-desk team will help you with the paperwork and coordination with your insurer from admission through discharge.
Bawa Hospital in Ludhiana treats patients from across Punjab — including Chandigarh, Mohali, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Bathinda, Moga and Khanna — as well as Delhi NCR, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
For outstation patients we plan the consultation, pre-operative tests and surgery to minimise trips — often completed in a single visit, with follow-up support on WhatsApp.
Modern implants last 15–20 years or more in the large majority of patients — for most people over 60, one well-done knee is a lifetime knee. Younger, heavier or highly active patients get specific counselling on implant longevity.
The first days need proper pain management — which you get — and improvement is steady from there. Most patients say within weeks that the surgical pain is nothing compared to the arthritis pain they lived with for years.
Age alone rarely decides. Fitness for anaesthesia matters more than the number — we routinely operate on well-prepared patients in their late seventies and eighties whose lives are transformed.
Stairs and walking — absolutely, that is the point. Kneeling and cross-legged sitting are possible for some but not guaranteed with standard implants; if floor-sitting matters to you, raise it in consultation and we plan accordingly.
Sometimes, in fit patients — one anaesthesia, one recovery. Staged surgery (one knee at a time) is safer for others. Your surgeon advises based on fitness and deformity.
Medically reviewed by Prof. (Dr.) Ashvind Bawa, MS FACS — Director, Surgical Services · Last reviewed July 2026
Honest assessment of whether it’s time — and excellent surgery when it is.