Orthopedics

Knee replacement is required when pain in the knee becomes unbearable caused by a number of factors. The most common reason is osteoarthritis. It is a degenerative disease where the cartilage which acts as a cushion between two bones involved in a synovial joint degenerate and cause the failure of the joint. This disease usually affects persons aged over 50 years and since it is degenerative, new tissue cannot be degenerated and eventually patient has to undergo knee replacement to restore normal quality of life. The other major reason is the development of rheumatoid arthritis. It is an autoimmune disease that targets the cartilage and leads to its destruction. Less common reasons include trauma to the knee and the subsequent injury to the cartilage, infective arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, etc. Knee replacement may be partial or total depending on the extent of damage to the joint.

Knee replacement surgery is almost 100% successful in India and employs the latest techniques and instruments. India has got some of the best orthopedic surgeons and hospitals having a vast amount of experience in the treatment procedures.

The quality of life is restored to a great extent after this surgery. You can walk much better than what you used to. With proper care and physiotherapy post-surgery, normal walking without pain can be achieved to a great extent. 

The patient can usually be discharged in 3-4 days after the surgery. After taking an orthopedic treatment in India, doctors suggest exercises to restore normal muscle function and mobility of the joint.

Total knee replacement involves replacing the total joint whereas partial knee replacement involves replacing only the damaged part of the joint.

If the pain in the groin area due to problems in the hip is unbearable, then hip replacement is advised. The cartilage that is present in synovial joint gets destroyed due to degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and less common reasons are psoriatic arthritis, infective arthritis or trauma to the joint. Sometimes some infections like tuberculosis can also affect the hip joint and requires medical attention.

Total hip replacement involves replacing the total joint whereas partial hip replacement involves replacing only the damaged part of the joint.

Hip replacement surgery is almost 100% successful in India and employs the latest techniques and instruments. India has got some of the best orthopedic surgeons along with some of the best hospitals for orthopedic treatment having a vast amount of experience in the treatment procedures.

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects females more than males and to people aged more than 50 years. Osteoarthritis is an age related degenerative disease that affects the elderly usually aged more than 50 years. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the cartilage and cause multiple problems in the joints. Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones that occur in the elderly. 

The common congenital diseases that is those diseases that are present from birth are : 

• Rickets
• Clubfoot
• In-toeing
• Bowlegs caused due to reasons other than rickets
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
• Scoliosis (lateral curvature and rotation of the spine)
• Congenital muscular torticollis (twisted neck)
• Kyphosis
• Spondylosis and spondylolisthesis
• Scheuermann’s disease
• Fibrous dysplasia
• Brittle bone disease
• Osteomyelitis
• Gorham’s disease. 
• Trauma fractures and dislocations

Vitamin D deficiency is the most common cause of bone diseases in humans. Rickets, osteoporosis and osteomalacia are some of the diseases caused by this vitamin deficiency which can be treated by opting for some of the orthopedic treatments in India assuring the required results.

Scoliosis refers to the lateral curvature and torsion of the spine. Its management is complex and decided by the type of scoliosis that is whether it is syndromic,congenital, neuromuscular or idiopathic. The pain is relieved by the use of medications. Bracing is the primary way of management and if it still is not manageable, then surgery might be advised. Surgery must be done when other options are not able to manage the disease. There are two types of surgery, anterior fusion and posterior fusion. Spinal fusion with instrumentation is the most widely performed surgery for scoliosis. Thoracoplasty is done as a complement surgery. Surgery without fusion is the method of choice in children.