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Orthopedic
surgeon Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam offers
Total knee replacement,
Hi flex TKR, gender knee,
Oxford Unicondylar
replacement, high tibial osteotomy,
arthroscopic ACL
reconstruction, bilateral replacement,
in
Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India. Treatment for
Osteo-arthritis,
rheumatoid
arthritis,
ACL
injuries,
gout, articular
cartilage damage, meniscal
injuries,
chondromalacia patella is available.
Indians
& citizens from the
UK US
Canada &
Middle East will
benefit from cost effective joint replacement surgery.
Our standard equals
or excels the west but cost of Surgery is much less. Recent advances
are practiced. Our international
patient testimonials lend credence to our expertise.
The surgeon
Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam
MD, FRCS (UK), MCh Orth, (Liverpool, UK), MS Orth,
DNB Orth has vast experience in Joint replacements & arthroscopy. He is
well versed in primary & revision Hip & Knee replacements, hip
resurfacing. He is also experienced in arthroscopic ACL reconstruction &
cartilage surgery.
He has pioneered High flex
TKR (deep bending knee), MIS (minimally invasive)
& LIS (less invasive) for total knee replacement, gender knee
replacement, bilateral replacements, Unicondylar
Oxford knee
replacement (mobile bearing, half knee replacement) and the
Proxima hip replacement in South India. The first bilateral MIS
Oxford knee replacements in Tamilnadu were done by him.
He has been invited to
present guest lectures in the UAE and India. He is on the panel of best
orthopedic surgeon experts for
www.gulfmd.com and
www.doctorndtv.com.
Procedures
commonly performed are
Total knee replacement (TKR),
High flex TKR,
(deep bending or prayer knee), Unicondylar
replacement (partial
knee) with
the Oxford knee implant, oxfordkneereplacement, Minimally
invasive TKR, Hip resurfacing,
THR, Proxima hip, arthroscopic
ACL reconstruction,
lateral-release. Tibial tubercle transfer, meniscal surgery, high
tibial
osteotomy are other procedures.
Young individuals suffering from articular cartilage injuries and chondromalacia
patella are offered arthroscopy and
a reconstructive cartilage procedure. These are abrasion chondroplasty &
micro fracture.
Sportspersons with
ACL injuries will benefit from
arthroscopic reconstruction &
cartilage surgery, meniscal repair/ menisectomy.
Osteochondritis dissecans is treated with Mosaicplasty and microfracture.
Anterior
knee pain in young
women is often due to softening of patellar cartilage, called
Chondromalacia patella.
A patellar re-alignment procedure like tibial tubercle
transfer or lateral release would be beneficial. The Gender
specific knee hi flex TKR (woman special knee implant or
prosthesis) is used for women undergoing knee replacements in India.
Cruciate retaining (CR Knee) replacement is suited for young
patients undergoing TKR.
Meniscal tears occur
either alone or in conjunction with ACL injuries. Meniscal repair/ menisectomy
is performed by arthroscopic surgery.
Total
Knee arthroplasty
or total knee replacement has a success rate of 95%.
Patients from India, Asia need deep knee bend in squatting and kneeling
(> 90°) for religious and social purposes. Now many patients from the
UK,
US
Canada also prefer a full bending or hi flex tkr.
Cost
knee
replacement
Cost
of knee replacement at Chennai knee surgery center is cheaper
than in other countries. Few examples are
| Procedure |
US |
UK |
Thailand |
Chennai |
| TKR |
50,000 $ |
9000 £ |
15000 $ |
7000 $ |
| Hi flex tkr |
50000 $ |
10000 £ |
16000 $ |
7500 $ |
| Oxford |
|
8000 £ |
|
5000 $ |
For surgery
costs More
Specialized
physiotherapy and rehabilitation services help the patient to return back to
normal activity quickly after surgery. (Please see Videos on recovery
after Knee replacements)
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