A Nigerian patient Ofomata and his wife were at an orthopedic hospital of Mumbai for a knee replacement in India. Ofomata had health problems with his knee for a quite long time and was expecting to find a reliable orthopedic expert whom he found in India. International quality medical facilities helped Ofomata to get speedy recovery during his knee replacement at Mumbai in India. Painful knees are a frequent occurring problem in the middle-aged and elderly populations. Commonest cause of knee pain in this population is knee arthritis. There are quite a few treatments for early knee arthritis that can help to alleviate pain, and return people to their daily activities. As some point, knee arthritis begins to interfere with daily life activities if not cures properly and within the reasonable time. The procedure of knee replacement takes about two hours. When a patient has pain that limits activities such as walking, climbing stairs and getting in and out of chairs, or experiences moderate or severe knee pain at rest. When a patient has limited function or mobility, such as chronic knee stiffness and swelling that prevents from bending and straightening the knees then knee replacement provides recovery benefit. During the procedure of knee replacement the knee is in a bent position so that all surfaces of the joint are fully exposed. After making an incision between 6 and 12 inches in length, the surgeon moves aside the knee muscles, kneecap and connective tissues and cuts away the damaged joint surface. He or she then takes measurements to ensure a good fit for your new prosthesis and smoothens bones rough edges to inserts the artificial prosthesis. The orthopedic surgeons and experts of Chennai and Mumbai have profound experience of giving a perfect and medically safe knee replacement in India. Medical state of art facilities provided by Indian surgeons are of international level. You may get info on cheap price knee replacement in India at http//www.fly2india4health.com ( a branch of Indian Healthguru) or mail at [email protected]