Joint Replacement
Knee joint replacements is helping
people of all ages live pain- free, active lives.
Joints are formed by the ends of two or more bones
connected by tissue called cartilage. Healthy cartilage
serves as a protective cushion, allowing smooth,
low-friction movement of the joint. If the cartilage
becomes damaged by disease or injury, the tissues around
the joint become inflamed, causing pain. With time, the
cartilage wears away, allowing the rough edges of bone
to rub against each other, causing more pain.
When only some of the joint is damaged, a surgeon may be able to
repair or replace just the damaged parts. When the entire joint is
damaged, a total joint replacement is done. To replace a
knee joint, a surgeon removes the diseased or damaged parts and inserts
artificial parts, called prostheses or implants.
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Joint Resurfacing
Knee and Shoulder Resurfacing
Shoulder being the more active joint is more prone to injuries and may also get affected from conditions like arthritis, which results in impaired functioning and related discomforts. The traditional method of treatment for such conditions is shoulder joint replacement however the advances in technology and new researches in medical fraternity bestowed a superior alternative technique, the shoulder resurfacing.
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Partial and Total Knee Replacement
The knee has three compartments, the medial (inside), the lateral (outside) and the patellofemoral (kneecap) compartment. Partial knee resurfacing may be an option depending on the affected surface. During the procedure your surgeon removes only the damaged area of the bone in the affected knee and fits the implant to that bone.
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Total Knee Replacement
A total knee replacement (TKR) or total knee arthroplasty is a surgery that resurfaces an arthritic knee joint with an artificial metal or plastic replacement parts called the ‘prostheses'.
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Total and Reverse Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder joint replacements are usually done to relieve pain and when all non-operative treatment to relieve pain have failed.
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Reverse Shoulder Replacement
Reverse Shoulder replacement is an alternative surgery for patients who have torn their rotator cuffs and have developed severe arthritis or who have had a previous total shoulder replacement that has failed to relieve their pain. Rotator cuff is the group of four tendons that join the head of the humerus (arm bone) to the deeper muscles and provides stability and mobility to the shoulder joint.
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