1. Lifeline multi-specialty hospital
Perungudi, Rajiv Gandhi road
Tamilnadu, India
T.+91 9176640002 (personal mobile)
27, 1st avenue, Besant nagar
Chennai 600090, India
Mobile: +91 9176640002 & +91 9282165002
Popular procedure for South Indians, Muslims, middle east and Japanese patients
This special form of replacement was pioneered in Tamil nadu by Dr.Venkatachalam for a Muslim doctor from Lucknow. Religious dictates of Islam require a person to offer prayers 5 times daily. For an orthodox muslim this would not be possible with normal knee replacements. A high flexion knee replacement using a special prosthesis allows bending upto 155 degrees and permits kneeling. Many more patients have undergone a a High flex,( Hi flex) or full bending knee with the surgeon.
Natural behaviour after TKR
A normal TKR allows a person to sit on a chair, use an Indian toilet but does not permit to squat and sit cross legged.
Activities possible after a High flex TKR
are sitting cross legged, squatting, kneeling, use of Indian toilet.
Aggressive physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is an important adjuvant therapy to really gain full flexion. It is commenced 48 hrs after your operation when pain is tolerable and the wound is settling. Active knee bending is taught to the motivated patient.
