Dr Peter Mulhern has performed countless total knee replacement surgeries during his long career as an orthopedic surgeon. He always takes the time to fully explain the possible risks of this operation, as well as its benefits with all his patients. He has practiced and helped patients at several healthcare centers throughout the South, including an eight-year stint running his own private practice—Parkway Orthopedic Center—in Ringgold, Georgia. He says that “Over the last few years especially, I have been involved primarily with Joint Replacement surgery for hips, knees and shoulders.” Knee replacement surgery is rarely the first option for orthopedic surgeons helping patients deal with knee pain or a severe knee injury, but it can often help patients in many ways, including the following:
Ending Chronic Pain for Good
Any major surgery involves lengthy recovery times and some residual pain after the operation, but after major knee replacement surgery, the patient can expect the chronic pain to subside and disappear altogether with a new knee joint.
Better Mobility
Peter Mulhern explains to his patients frequently that recovering from such a major surgery will take time and probably physical therapy, but the end results are excellent. After knee replacement surgery, almost all patients find they can rely on their new knee joint to get around much better than before.
Low risk of further surgery
With new technology coming all the time to improve artificial knee joints, most patients can expect to never have to go under the knife to repair damage in their knee joint again.
Peter Mulhern previously worked at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL and the Florida Center for Orthopaedics in Ocoee, FL.
