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QUALITY OF LIFE(NEXT GENERATION) HIP SURGERIES , Bangalore , India - UNCEMENTED MODULAR BIPOLAR HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN 84 YR OLD WITH PARKINSON S DISEASE

  With the increased longevity and increasing geriatric population , hip fractures have increased in numbers and with the present generation of implants , surgeons  are able to provide excellent quality of life hip surgeries hitherto unavailable just a decade ago.We at orthoone orthopedic and joint replacement center are able to provide surgeries for patients with hip fractures, hip arthritis and redo hip surgeries  options which gives them an excellent quality of life and good results in patients with advanced age and multiple health problems (diabetes, HT , advanced age, neuro problems and liver cardiac and kidney diseases ). The older concepts of cementing has been turned on its head by the present generation of highly refined and highly indivisualized / modular hip implant . they provide superior fit minimalizing the risks , tissue trauma  and time in cemented implant . WE PRESENT A COMPLICATED CASE  - 84 YR OLD PATIENT WITH PARKINSONISM , FLEXION AND ADDUCTION CONTRACTURES

ORTHOONE ORTHOPEDIC & JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER , Bangalore -REVIEWS

REVIEW 1 REGARDS KNEE REPLACEMENT - BY daughter of patient Hi Doctor, Dad's doing great. He's back to his old active self now. Walks around 1-2 kms everyday. All thanks to you :-) regards XXXX   REVIEW 2-  I was at the height of physical fitness, trying to do everything possible to keep myself fit. On 11th July 2009 I had planned to trek with few of my friends at Bilikallu Rangaswamy betta near kanakapura town. After traveling through very serene and winding roads, we had to trek for about 3.5 hours to get to the top of the mountain. It was very scenic and the winds at the top were very ... refreshing and we really enjoyed our time there. We started our descent and after 10 minutes I slipped and just had to squat. In the process, because of the momentum my right leg entered under a rock. When I pulled it out I realized that my foot had turned around by 90 degrees. When I tried putting my foot down it was clear that my ankle was completely dislocated. I was ob

KNEE REPLACEMENT ,Bangalore, India - Range of movement

KNEE DESIGN- J& J / DEPUY METAL BACK PFC HIGHLY POLISHED CO-CR/ LESS WEAR PS KNEE 9 WEEKS -RANGE OF MOVEMENTS 130 degrees

ARTHRITIS AND JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY , Bangalore -FREE CAMP

FREE ARTHRITIS AWARENESS , DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT CAMP AT ORTHOONE, BANGALORE . are you suffering from arthritis ?have you been advised knee replacement surgery, hip replacement or revision surgery?? - come meet our doctors , get expert consultation and advise . ON MARCH  10 , 9AM TO 1 NOON JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERIES BOOKED ON MARCH 10 AT CONCESSION RATES call 919448444746 for regn

Total Knee Replacement surgery ,Bangalore , India - Walking video

              72 years old male, 9 weeks post surgery , walking 2-3 kilometers daily                                  Range of movements - 130 degrees at 9 weeks                               Design - Highly polished co-cr metal back knee / J & J               EXCELLENT PACKAGES -USING SMITH AND NEPHEW/ DEPUY KNEE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS/ TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT - 919448444746        

OSTEOARTHRITIS - MYTHS/ FICTION AND FACTS

Osteoarthrosis or osteoarthritis   basically means wear and tear of the cartilage, which can be divided into primary (due to the normal ageing process - happens to almost every one universally ) and secondary - due to a preexisting cause, disease , trauma or condition from birth. one must understand that primary osteoarthritis is more prevalent in knee joints in asian population ,due to the habits and in the west a higher prevalance of osteoarthrosis of hips compared to asian population. osteoarthritis affecting the knee joint -  is universal and part of ageing process , cartilage is a tissue with a very low  metabolic activity and hence cant be regenerated at a pace which can outrun its wear. knee as a joint is abnormally shaped  unlike the ball and socket of the hip  it is  primarily designed to bear weight and provided stability  but makes it vulnerable for wear. the wear happens more on the inner aspect of knee and later cases affects whole of knee joint resulting in pain

UNCEMENTED MODULAR BIPOLAR HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH HEART DISEASE, Bangalore, India

80 year diabetic, hypertensive, post angioplasty woman referred from a town 250 kms away with   she had a fracture of neck of femur - we decided to perform a uncemented modular bipolar arthroplasty -corail design ,to avoid the cardiac complications associated with cementing , and the refinement of bipolar prothesis now available -         excellent postoperative pain relief with ability to perform straight leg raising by 2nd day post surgery...........