Skills of A Surgeon and The Best Available Technology Comes together to take Away Suffering of Arthritic Patients…. Bone & Joint 360 Dr Santosh Shetty Joint Replacement Surgeon
Patients suffering from Knee Pain is increasing over the years.
These are attributed partly to our Lifestyles & the ageing population but off late incidence of Arthritis is also increasing in Young Active Adults. Arthritis can affect any Joints but is more common in Knee Joint followed by Hip Joint.
Patients Tend to try many Modalities like Braces, KneeCaps, Medicine, Injection,
Physiotherapy, Massages, Accupunture, Alternative and Herbal Medicines, Ayurveda and Naturopathy but none of these have been known to give a long term result and at the best can end up giving temporary relief.
Surgery on the other had which is not easily & routinely accepted by our patients is actually the only option known to give long term results. Surgery Known as Total Knee Replacement is also a permanent solution for prolonged Knee pain.
Arthritis is more common in Woman then Men and most of the pts undergoing a Surgery for Knee pain is above 60 but incidences of Arthritis in the Young Active group has also been increasing of late and is now seen as early as in their forties.
Patients who are bedridden using wheelchair, walker or stick, having Deformities around the leg and dependence on prolonged pain killers are the ones who should consider Knee Replacement Surgery.