Knee Replacement Surgery in Chennai

Total Knee Replacement is performed if the knee is severely damaged by arthritis or injury.The patient having knee arthritis can not perform, activities like walking or climbing stairs.The patient may also feel pain when, sitting or lying down.The Knee replacement surgery will be performed when the non surgical treatments like medications,physiotherapy and using walking support may not helpful. The Joint replacement surgery is most effective procedure to relieve the pain, correct the leg deformity and help to get back to the normal activities.

The knee is considered to be the largest joint in the body and it is better to have healthy knees to perform the everyday activities.The knee is build up of the lower end of the thighbone,and the upper end of the shinbone which is also called tibia and the knee cap,also called as patella.The ends of these bones where they coincide are covered with the articular cartilage, which is a smooth substance that protects the bones and enables them to move easily.

The most common causes of the knee pain and disability is the arthritis.Generally, there are many types of arthritis, but most of the knee pain are caused by osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is an age related wear and tear type of arthritis.It may mostly occur in the people of 50 years of age.

Rheumatoid arthritis: It is the disease that surrounds the joint and becomes inflamed and thickened.The chronic inflammation may damage the cartilage and causes pain and stiffness.

Post-traumatic arthritis: It may causes serious knee injury.The knee ligaments may damage the articular cartilage and causes knee pain and limits the knee function.

Procedure:

The knee replacement also called as knee arthroplasty, is the procedure in which the surface of the bones are get replaced.The procedure may have 4 basic steps.They are:

Preparing the bone: The damaged cartilage are removed along with the small amount of underlying bone.

Positioning the metal implants: The removed cartilage will be replaced with the metal components

Resurfacing the kneecap: The Kneecap has been cut and resurfaced with a plastic button.

Insert a spacer: The plastic spacer will be inserted between the metal components in order to create a smooth surface.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Chennai

ACL or Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries are the most common knee injuries.The athletes who participate in the sports like soccer, football are mostly injured in their anterior cruciate ligaments.

It the anterior cruciate ligament is injured,then surgery is required to regain the full functionality of the knees.The functioning of knees may depends on the severity of the injury, and the activity level of the knees.

The Anatomy of the Knees 

The three bones meet and form the knee joint, i.e the thigh bone( which is also called as femur),shinbone(also known as tibia), and the knee cap(also named as patella). The Knee caps which sits in front of the joint is to provide the protection.

The Bones are related to the other bones by the ligaments.There are 4 primary ligaments in the knee.They will function like strong ropes in order to hold the bones together and may keep the knee stable.

The anterior cruciate ligament can be injured in many ways:

* Changing the direction rapidly.
* Stopping suddenly the movement.
* Slowing down suddenly while running.
* Incorrect landing of a jump.
* Direct collision

Treatments for ACL:

The Treatments for ACL depends upon the patient's condition.There are Surgical and Non Surgical Treatments for ACL.

Non surgical Treatment:

Non surgical treatments are mostly effective for patients who are elder or having very low activity level.Bracing is the non surgical treatment method, recommended by the doctor in order to protect the knee from the instability.

Physical Therapy will also restore the functioning of the knees and may strengthen the leg muscles.

Surgical Treatment:

In Surgical Treatments, it is mainly using the rebuilding of the Ligament.Most of the ACL tears cannot be stitched back, so in order to repair and restore the functionality, the ligaments are reconstructed.

Procedure for ACL reconstruction:

The Surgery to rebuild the ACL is done with the arthroscope using the small incisions.The Arthroscopic surgery may be less invasive and the main benefits of the Arthroscopic surgeries are, less pain,less time spent in hospital and faster recovery

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Are you worrying about joint pain ? Identify it by Arthroscopy

Athroscopy is a procedure that is widely used most of the orthopedic surgeons for the diagnosis of the joint disease. The procedure will examine the different joints of the body where the paitent feels pain or some sort of discomforts. In some cases the treatment of the diseased joint can also be performed with the arthroscope by inserting an endoscope in the bone joint. The arthoroscopy procedure can also used in treating the condition like acl reconstruction etc.

Normally the arthroscope procedure is performed at common joints like knee joint, shoulder joint, hip joint, elbow joint, wrist joint and  different ankles in the body. The various arthroscopic procedures are

• Knee Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Arthroscopy

Knee arthroscopy is performed in order to diagnose the problems in the knee joint. It might be knee pain or arthritis. The arthroscopy will diagnose the exact problem of the knee joints. Injuries that can be treated with the knee arthroscopy are torn anterior and removal of the baker cyst. 

Shoulder Arthroscopy is somewhat a similar procedure to find out the shoulder joint problems. A damaged cartilage and rheumatoid arthritis can be treated with the shoulder arthroscopy.


Most of the patients who have been experiencing knee pain and shoulder pain are highly recommended for arthroscopy procedure. It will definitely helps them to get rid of the joint pains and issues which have been experiencing for many years.

The only thing the patient have to be careful is opting the best orthopedic hospital for the arthroscopy procedure. Tosh Hospital is highly recommended for the efficiency and the advanced technologies used.  

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