Last updated: 7th October, 2017 Orthopedic surgeons specialize in surgeries associated with the musculoskeletal system. They are trained to operate on our skeleton and its attachments, like joints, ligaments, tendons, and their surrounding muscles and nerves. They may either perform all general surgeries related to the musculoskeletal system or have a specialization. For instance, an orthopedic […]
Last updated: 30th January, 2018 If your doctor tells you that the permanent treatment for your knee condition is a total knee replacement, you might have many questions in your mind, but might not be able to discuss them with the doctor because of various barriers. Here we try to answer most of the queries. Let’s […]
Last updated: 7th October, 2017 A recent study in February 2017, analyzed whether the risk of implant revision varies with patient’s age at the time of surgery, in total knee and hip replacements. Patients who had undergone total knee replacements (>54,000 patients) and total hip replacements (>64,000 patients) between 1991 and 2011 were followed up for […]
Last updated: 7th October, 2017 What is a Kneecap? Kneecap is a common name for a bone located in the front of the knee joint, known as patella. Patella is a flat triangular bone which covers and protects the knee joint. It helps us in extending our leg by enhancing leverage on the thigh bone.1 Apart […]
Last updated: 28th January, 2018 Many considering an ACL surgery have questions on what type of screws, biodegradable screws or metallic screws, would give the best outcome. There are many factors to be considered before choosing one. Let’s see the details about choosing the biodegradable screws or metallic screws for ACL Surgery. What is a Cruciate Ligament? […]
Last updated: 7th October, 2017 How is a total knee replacement outcome related to the following factors? Knee condition at the time of surgery Body weight (BMI) Mental well-being Overall health Age A recent research tried to answer some of the above questions after studying data of patients who underwent total knee replacement surgery between 1999 […]
Last updated: 30th January, 2018 A cohort analysis in Feb 2016 investigated the long-term outcomes of Oxinium vs Cobalt-Chrome (Co-Cr) implants in total knee replacements (TKR). Let’s look into some details of the analysis. Outcomes are like Genesis II design of Oxinium implants (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, TN, USA) was used in the study. Cohorts selected had […]