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1.Chettinad super specialty hospital
Kelambakkam, Rajiv Gandhi road, Kanchipuram district, near Chennai
Tamilnadu, India
T.+91 9176640002 (personal mobile)

Clinic

27, 1st avenue, Besant nagar 
Chennai 600090, India
Mobile: 91 9176640002 & 9282165002

About us
 

Madras joint replacement centre, Chennai, best center for knee surgery

Your knee replacement surgery in India costs less than private treatment in the UK, Canada and USA.
 
     

The Madras Joint replacement center (MJRC) is physician centric for orthopedic surgery in Chennai, India. We offer joint replacements of hip, knee and shoulder. Our independent private practice preserves the doctor patient relationship thereby fostering genuine ethical health care. Patients from many countries have had their joints replaced with us.

The affiliated hospital is located in Chennai. Rooms cater to all budgets with single rooms, suites, villas. Chettinad University has NAAC accreditation and the laboratory services have NABL accreditation. The super specialty hospital is moving toward NABH accreditation. Cable TV & choice of cuisine is provided.

   
  Most importantly, the dedicated operating theatre has guided air flow. HEPA filters with 99. 99 % efficiency, where the air is changed 25 times per hour eliminate the chances of infection. Well trained English speaking nurses will attend to your needs.

Multi-specialty  referrals are available to assess a patient with concomitant illnesses and prepare them for surgery. Recovery from surgery is no longer a painful ordeal, as expert anesthetists provide effective anesthesia and post operative pain relief.
The intensive care unit is monitored by alert physicians round the clock. There are well qualified physiotherapists to help you recover quickly from surgery.
Our services are designed to offer a door to door solution for international patients. These include receiving medical histories, evaluations, video conferencing, airport pick up & drop & logistics management. A dedicated international patient coordinator oversees a smooth patient flow in hospital.
We embrace ethics, efficiency and innovation as corner stones of work. We ensure a smooth doctor patient relationship. Your valuable dollars will reach the actual personnel providing for your care in the hospital. Our patients thus get the “Bang on the Buck” 

   
The surgeon
 
Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam is the chief Orthopedic surgeon. He possesses post graduate qualifications from India & the UK. He trained in some of the best centers for Joint replacements in the UK. Additionally, he has visited centers of excellence in other countries. His interests are primary & revision joint replacement of knee, hip & shoulder. He also performs hip & shoulder resurfacing. Shoulder & knee arthroscopic surgery, autologous cartilage cell implantation are other interests.
   
 
Click to download Pre and Post Op Physio instructions

Watch video on recovery from bilateral knee replacement

 

Our track record
We have had the pleasure of treating patients from the USA, UK, Europe, Africa and Middle east. Knee replacements are performed using the most modern techniques and prostheses. The following procedures are routinely performed.

Knee
 

Total knee replacements- normal & high flexion
Unicondylar Oxford knee replacement
Gender specific knee replacement
Minimally invasive knee replacement.
Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction
Tibial tubercle transfer
Autologous cartilage implantation
High tibial Osteotomy
Oxinium Knee replacement
Patient specific instruments for knee replacement 

 

  Shoulder (visit www.shoulderindia.com)
 
  Shoulder resurfacing
Arthroscopic (key hole) surgery
Shoulder stabilization for instability
Total shoulder replacement
Rotator cuff repair
Sports injuries (SLAP lesions, dislocations)
   
  Hip surgery (visit www.hipsurgery.in)
    Total Hip replacement
Proxima and short stem hip replacement
Hip resurfacing (Birmingham hip replacement)
Birmingham mid head resection
Core decompression for Osteo-necrosis.
Pelvic and acetabular fracture fixation.