Minimal invasive knee replacement – What is minimal invasive knee replacement? It is a knee replacement done through small cuts in the skin and with less damage to the soft tissues. The tissues are sparingly cut so that there is less bleeding, faster operation time, less pain and quick recovery. I perform minimally invasive knee…
Does your MRI indicate a meniscal tear? Do you need a Meniscal repair / replacement India? See how Meniscal repair/ replacement India can help you to limit the damage and prolong the use of your knee. Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam has got trained in these procedures. Meniscal preservation is very imprtant for knee function. When a person tears his ligaments…
Have you got knock knees? A lower femoral osteotomy will correct this deformity and prevent arthritis. Alternative to knee replacment Knock knees or valgus knees are prone to developing osteoarthritis of the lateral compartment. To correct a valgus deformity ot the knee a lower femoral osteotomy is done. I do an open wedge osteotomy of…
Do you want a High flex total knee replacement India ? This is a popular procedure amongst Indians and middle east patients. This special form of full bending or high flex knee replacement was pioneered in Tamil nadu by Dr.Venkatachalam in 2005. Some religious beliefs require a person to kneel for prayer. A high flexion knee…
Have you been told you need a knee arthroscopy India ? I do it for the following reasons- Ligament reconstruction Cartilage procedures. Post ACL reconstruction Post Cartilage surgery Menisectomy/ Meniscal suturing Wash out of septic arthritis Biopsy Cyclops lesion Loose body removal Plica excision
Both knee replacements India. Are you looking to get both knee replacements done ? Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis commmonly involve both knees. Many such patients want both knee replacements to be done. Is it safe ? Many studies have vouched for the decreased morbidity afer simultaneous replacement. Bilateral knee replacements are safe in young patients without cardiac…
Have you been advised to undergo an arthroscopic menisectomy? The menisci help in load transmission and menisectomy decreases their ability to transfer loads. Menisectomy should be conservative enough and yet relieve the mechanical obstruction. The medial meniscus is more susceptible to injuries in sports men and athletes. Sports persons playing soccer, American football, rugby, are…
Do you need an arthroscopic lateral release? See why it is done. An arthroscopic lateral release is done for the following conditions in India Lateral retinacular syndrome, Lateral maltracking, Lateral subluxation of the patella Chondromalacia patella I prefer to do it by a semi open method after a preliminary arthroscopy to evaluate maltracking, and the…
Causes- Aspiration of knee under non aseptic conditions, infected total knee replacements, ACL reconstruction Treatment When septic arthritis is detected earlier in a patient and debridement is indicated then it can be done arthroscopically. The scope is inserted through the antero- lateral or anteromedial portals and a shaver is introduced into the suprapatellar pouch to…
Has your knee replacement failed many times? A knee arthrodesis in India is the final operation to give a stable but stiff knee. I perform this procedure for failed infected knee replacements. These are becomingly increasingly common with the rise in number of failed knee replacements. The indications for an arthrodesis are Failed knee replacement, …