Orthopaedics Procedure

Orthopaedics Procedure that address the challenges of healthcare literacy. Orthopaedic procedure is an operation performed by a medical specialist such as an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon, who is trained to assess and treat problems that develop in the bones, joints, and ligaments of the human body.

Step 1: Drilling/Microfracture of Damaged Articular Cartilage Introduction

The patella is a flat triangular-shaped bone that protects the knee joint and helps muscles move your leg more efficiently. A healthy patella glides up and down a groove at the end of your femur, pain-free.

Step 2: Conditions

However, there are a number of conditions that can cause pain when your patella moves. Your surgeon will determine which treatment is best for you based on your specific condition.

Step 3: Incisions

Small incisions (portals) are made around the joint. The scope and surgical instruments will go into these incisions.

Step 4: Treatment Area

The blue arrow is indicating the area that will be treated during this procedure.

Step 5: Visualization

The scope is inserted into the knee. Saline solution flows through a tube (cannula) and into the knee to expand the joint and to improve visualization. The image is sent to a video monitor where the surgeon can see inside the joint.

Step 6: Removal

The damaged cartilage is removed from the joint using a specialized surgical instrument.

Step 7: Healing

After the damaged cartilage is removed, a drill or pick is used to make small holes in the exposed bone. Making these small holes will help heal the damaged area, thus the term "drilling/microfracture."

Step 8: End of Orthopaedics Procedure

After the drilling is finished the surgical instruments are removed and the procedure is completed.

Smart knee replacement is fast track knee recover technique. Its a precise way of doing knee replacement surgery which ensures a consistent and reproducible outcome to the surgeon and a higher level of satisfaction to the patient. SMART technique ensures minimal blood loss, hence no requirement for blood transfusion. The major advantage is immediate post operative pain relief enabling the patients to walk within 4.00 to 5.00 hours after surgery. Painless surgery motivates the psychology of the patient to ambulate early and climb stairs on the day one. The rehabilitation in SMART knee replacement is faster as compared to conventional knee replacement thus facilitating discharge on day two. Patient can return to normal life in 15 days after surgery. On testing the results of SMART knee replacements, the complications like deep vein thrombosis and infection rate has significantly reduced making knee replacement a safer procedure at all age groups

Is there any age limits for knee replacements?

The hospital, the surgeon and his team must be well equipped and trained in handling extreme age group patients. If knee osteoarthritis is severe and has affected the quality of life, then age is not a limit for doing a knee replacement.

How long the done knee replacements last?

A well done surgery and with available implants qualities, a knee replacement should last 20 to 25 years without any problems. When failed after 25 years, revision (redo) surgery is options available nowadays and that can last for 15 to 20 years.

Can knee replacements be done in all hospitals?

For doing knee replacements, special Operation Theater like clean air laminar (class 100) flow theaters and personal protection space suits are required to reduce dreadful complication like infections. Ensure the team and the hospital does high volume of knee replacement surgeries to have safe and successful procedure with predicted outcomes.

For more details visit: https://www.bharathorthopaedics.com/orthopaedics-procedure/

Dr. L. Bharath is one of the best ortho doctor in Chennai. He specializes in Knee & Hip surgery includes primary, complex & revision (previously failed) joint replacements.