Walk Easily With Knee Replacement Surgery In Chennai

Joint disorders have increased profoundly in the recent times. They are not just limited to the elderly. Once you reach middle age, joint pains, especially knee disorders become a part of life.
While joint pains and disorders threaten the quality of our retirement life, what is the way out? Knee replacement surgeries have grown increasingly popular in this context.

Knee replacement surgeries aim at relieving pain and restoring mobility in the joints by replacing the diseased portions of the artificial and high-quality prosthesis. The surgery has achieved a great rate of success when performed by skilled professionals.
Mahi Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Clinic, Chennai, is one of the leading centers with an unparalleled success rate in knee replacement surgeries.

Symptoms for Knee Replacement Surgery

• Difficulties due to different types of arthritis
• Chronic knee pain, difficulties or stiffness
• Torn knee ligaments
• Damaged knee due to accidents or trauma

Types of Knee Replacement Surgery

• Total Knee Replacement Surgery

One of the most popular and successful of knee replacement surgeries, it involves the complete replacement of the knee joint with high quality and insert prosthesis.

• Navigational Total Knee Replacement

Equipped by the latest technologies, this surgical procedure is conducted with a high degree of precision by computerized mechanisms, avoiding any possible misalignment that may occur in conventional procedures.

• Partial Knee Replacement

A more natural and beneficial procedure in some cases, partial knee replacement involves the replacement of only the affected or diseased parts of the joint.

The clinic doctor also performs revision replacement surgeries to correct issues such as implant wear or loosening.

MAHI Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Clinic located at Chennai, headed by Dr. Vijay, offers Knee Replacement Surgery at afforadable cost with advanced technology. Dr. Vijay Kumar S, the best orthopaedic doctor Chennai is a consultant joint replacement and arthroscopy surgeon at Fortis Malar Hospital and also consults patients at MAHI Clinic.

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What can you expect after Joint Replacement Surgery ?

Joint pains often occur in the younger generation as well due to trauma from accidents or due to some diseases such as arthritis. Living with the pain and discomfort can be tough, especially when it interferes with the mobility and everyday life activities.

Joint replacement surgery is done when other methods of treatment for curing joint pain and restoring full mobility does not find success. The procedure involves replacing the affected joints with an artificial prosthesis designed to mimic the functions and capabilities of the natural joint.

The procedure of joint replacement is usually performed to correct irregularities on joints like knees, shoulder, hips, ankles, elbows, and fingers. Joint replacement surgery helps in removing the pain and restoring your lost flexible motion with help of artificial joint.

Scope of joint replacement

Joint replacement surgery is usually performed in the following cases: -

• Joint disorders caused due to arthritis
• Persistent pain, stiffness and inflammation in joint
• Wear and tear on joints
• Injuries to joints caused due to fall or accidents

Disorders or diseases in joints can limit the blood flow into them, which prevents them from repairing the cells naturally, worsening the issue.

Joint replacement procedure

The procedure of joint replacement involves the replacement of the damaged joints by artificial prosthesis made of materials such as plastic or inert metals. These are non-reactive and hence do not cause infections. The prosthesis is either cemented or uncemented depending on the age of the patient.

In case of younger people, the joints are left uncemented to enable the bones to grow into it, fixing it in place while in the older generation, they are cemented in place. With the development in technology, joint replacements have been simplified with minimally invasive procedures of arthroscopy.

Mahi Joint Replacement and Orthopedic Clinic is located in Chennai, is one of the best orthopedic clinic in Chennai provides the best treatment for joint replacement in most effective manner.

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Arthritis : What it is and How to treat it ?

Inflammation of the joint is commonly known as arthritis which is accompanied, by pain.  There are different types of arthritis ranges from those related to wear and tear of the cartilage to those associated with inflammation resulting from an overactive immune system.

Arthritis treatment in Chennai can be availed from Chennai with the guidance of Dr. Vijaykumar Sohanlal.  

Types of Arthritis

There are seven main groups of arthritis.  They are,

• Inflammatory arthritis
• Infectious arthritis
• Back pain
• Degenerative or Mechanical Arthritis
• Metabolic Arthritis
• Soft tissue musculoskeletal pain

Causes of Arthritis

• Abnormal metabolism
• Injury
• Infections
• Inheritance
• Immune system dysfunction

People with certain genetic makeup are prone to arthritis.  Factors like previous injury, smoking, infection and physically demanding occupations along with genetic conditions increase the risk of arthritis.  

Foods that are rich in refined sugar, foods that increase inflammation, especially animal-derived foods can exacerbate arthritis.  

Symptoms of Arthritis

• Stiffness
• Redness
• Pain
• Swelling
• Decreased range of motion    

Diagnosis

Arthritis is diagnosed with a detailed medical history of symptoms, physical examination, radiographic and laboratory studies.  Some other tests include

Rheumatoid factor

• Joint x-ray
• Bone scan
• Complete Blood Count
• Anti –CCP antibody
• C-reactive protein 
• Synovial fluid analysis
• Antinuclear antibody
• Electrocardiogram
• Blood culture
• Urinalysis etc

Treatment

Arthritis include painful cases like gout, in such cases, some medications are suggested to relieve pain and prevent further damaging of the joints

The treatment involves the following

• Medications
• Weight loss
•  Splints or joint assistive aids
• Patient education and support
• Surgery-joint surgery and joint replacement surgery
• Diet that is good for joints include nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables, beans, olive oil and whole grains

Risk Factors

There are certain risk factors.  They are age, genetics, gender, overweight, injuries, infection and occupation.

Regulating activities

There are certain self-management activities which include,

• Developing arthritis management strategies
• Staying physically active
• Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight
• Protecting joints from unnecessary stress
• Physical activities like walking, swimming, and riding are appropriate for arthritis patients.

Mahi Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Clinic are headed by Dr. Vijay and he is the best orthopedic doctor in Chennai.  He  consults patient at Fortis Malar Hospital and also  at MAHI Clinic

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Get Rid Of Hip Pain With Hip Replacement Surgery

Suffering From Hip Pain? Don't Suffer anymore, Get effective Hip Replacement Surgery from MAHI Joint Replacement and Orthopaedic Clinic in Chennai.

 What is Hip Replacement Surgery?? 

Hip Replacement surgery is a surgical procedure which removes the damaged hip joint with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial joint.The hip replacement relieves hip pain and increases hip function by surfing the bones that meet at the hip joint.The artificial joint is made from metal and plastic component. Hip replacement surgery is usually necessary when the hip joint is worn or damaged to the extent that your mobility is reduced and you experience pain even while resting. 

Hip Replacement Surgery is usually necessary when the hip joint is worn or damaged to extent that your flexibility is reduced and you experience pain on your knees even while you are resting.A Hip replacement surgery is a major surgery, so Surgery is not the first option, Hip replacement is normally recommended if other treatment like injection, medicines or therapy fails to treat the hip pain. 

Difficulties of Hip Pain 

• Severe pain, swelling, and stiffness on your hip
•  Depressed feeling because of lack of mobility
•  Difficulty in doing everyday tasks

Advantages of Laparoscopic Hip Replacement Surgery 

• Freedom from pain
• Improved mobility 
• less damage to major muscle
• less post-operative care 
• fast recovery
• Decreased risk of hip dislocation
• Better performance or movement 

Common Causes Of Hip Pain

•  Osteoarthritis
•  Rheumatoid arthritis
•  Post-traumatic arthritis
•  Avascular necrosis
•  Childhood hip disease
•  Some infants and children have hip problems

To get rid of Hip Pain take the effective Hip Replacement Surgery at affordable cost from Mahi Clinic, Chennai

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Effective Knee Replacement Surgery In Chennai

Knee replacement surgery or arthroplasty is one of the advanced technology to replace the damaged knee with an artificial joint.When an arthritis occurs ability to bend and flex your knees can become uncomfortable.Knee Replacement surgery is not the primary treatment, it is only done when all other treatment fails to treat.It is always better to do knee replacement surgery because over time the damage progress and become more difficult.Severe arthritis pain can b solved by knee replacement surgery. 

Advantages Of Knee Replacement Surgery

• There are several advantages from knee replacement surgeries 
• Freedom from pain 
• improved mobility 
• improved quality of life 
• better performance with flexibility 

Types of Knee Replacement surgery 

Total knee replacement 

In this type surgery, both sides of knee joints are replaced, it is the most common procedure. This type of surgery lasts for mainly 1 to 3 hours.In Total knee, replacement surgery have less pain and better mobility

Partial knee replacement

The partial knee replacement replaces only one side of the knee joint.In this type replacement, the incision will be smaller but it does not last as long as a total replacement. This type of surgery is suitable for people who have damaged only one of their knee. The hospital stay and recovery period are shorter in this case. 

MAHI Joint Replacement and orthopedic clinic is one the best orthopedic clinic in Chennai which provides the effective knee replacement surgery in Chennai. 

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Sports Medicine :Get Back To your Game

Sports medicine is a treatment procedure to heal and rehabilitate the injury to become able the affected person to perform regular activities rapidly. It is a orthopedics sub-specialty that diagnose, prevent, treat and rehabilitate the injuries that a person received which playing sports or doing any athletic activities.

Athletes are considering as more susceptible to the orthopedic injuries that occurred due to the risk of fall, wear and tear, or accidents happened during the sports activities. So it is important to take the essential safety measures while playing sports to protect the body to be injured. These orthopedic injuries involve stress fracture, severe pain, tearing of the internal structures, or stretching. Physicians can help injured people to regain the functionality and use of injured part of the body. The physicians got training to diagnose, and treat sports injuries. The physicians treated common injuries such as

• ACL Tears
• Muscle cramps
• Fractures
• Sprains and strains
• Stress fractures
• Muscle contusions
• Torn tendons and ligaments
• Shin splints

The treatment of these complications can include complete rest, physical therapy, orthotics, and surgery. It is recommended to go for a proper medical care when the first sign of the sports injury occurs as it can lead to the more damage while doing any activity. It is also important for the athletes to care themselves before, after and during the physical activity or a sport activity to prevent occurrence of sports injuries. It is good for the sport persons to visit physicians regularly to ensure that they are healthy and can detect any problem in its early stage. Playing sports or doing exercise with an injury can worsen the condition and make it a severe case.

Mahi Orthopaedic Clinic, Chennai provides best treatment in sport injuries. The clinic offers a wide range of treatment options to heal sports injuries and protects from any possible future injuries as well. Dr. vijay kumar sohanlal is a highly qualified and experienced doctor for treating sports injuries. 

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Elbow Arthroscopy for Tennis Elbow

An elbow is a hinged joint formed by the joining of the upper arm bone (Humerus), the forearm bone on the thumb side (radius) and the forearm bone on the little finger side (Ulna). These three bones joint together in the elbow joint is covered with articular cartilage and the remaining surface of the joint is covered with synovial membrane. This unique anatomy of the elbow allows the joint to pass through a wide range of motion.
    When the elbow joint experience tremendous stress which may result in elbow joint spur or loose fragments of bone or cartilage, the doctor may suggest an elbow arthroscopy for the patient

What is Elbow Arthroscopy?

    Elbow arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat a wide range of conditions that affects the elbow joint. The following are the steps of the procedure:

• First the surgeon gives anesthesia to the patient
• Then the surgeon will make 2-3 small incisions near the elbow
• Through one of the incisions the surgeon will insert an arthroscope
• The surgeon makes the accurate diagnosis of the elbow joint with the help of the magnified images provided by the arthroscopic camera
• After that the surgeon inserts small surgical instruments through the other incisions
• The surgeon then introduce a sterile solution to expand the joint, in order to get a better space and view of the joint for the correction
• Once the correction is done the surgeon closes the incisions with stitches.

Conditions treated

    Using an elbow arthroscopy a variety of conditions can be diagnosed and treated, including:

• Stiffness

• Fractures

• Loose bodies in the joint

• Arthritis

• Tennis elbow

Elbow arthroscopy for Tennis Elbow

    Tennis Elbow also known as Lateral Epicondylitis is caused by repetitive gripping activities using thumb and the first two fingers. This results in pain in arm, elbow and swelling of the tendons. This condition which may fails to get relief through conservative treatment can be treated by elbow arthroscopy by removing the damaged tendon and repairing the remaining.
    Mahi  Orthopedic Clinic is a leading centre offers advanced orthopedic treatments like Elbow Arthroscopy in Chennai. The clinic provides advanced Treatment for Tennis Elbow in Chennai at highly affordable cost.

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