Dr Col M Sitaram, Sr Consultant Cardiologist & Dr N Somasekhars Reddy N, Sr Consultant Orthopaedics from Apollo Hospitals Secunderabad discuss about Total Knee Replacement Surgery in elders, its benefits, side effects and many more. Total Knee Replacement is a surgical procedure where the damaged or arthritic parts of a knee joint are removed and replaced with a metal, plastic, or ceramic prosthesis.