Many of you would recall the long post-operative period suffered by your elderly family member after an abdominal surgery like gall bladder removal or an eye surgery like cataract. Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in healthcare. The same surgery now takes just about a day in the hospital, all put together.
In the good old days, one would have to bear weeks of having to wear dark glasses and barely manage day-to-day activities until the thick glasses were given about six weeks after the cataract surgery. Now, with the new technology aided implants, you can get operated in the morning and start reading a book in the afternoon.
Life has become much easier and pain free with joint implants wherein the diseased joint is replaced, be it knee or hip. The list is endless.