Joint Replacement

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What is the role of navigation or computer assisted surgery in joint replacement?

Computer assisted joint replacement is supposed to increase the precision of the surgery but the single most important factor still remains the expertise of the surgeon and his or her experience.

What is the correct age of joint replacement?

Joint replacement is the surgery to uplift the quality if life and to restore painless and stable movement. It should be done whenever it is needed. One must understand that painless and stable movement is needed most for a person to continue his social, professional & personal life. Joint replacement are done on as young as 25 years and as old as 85 years. Mostly people who undergo joint replacement at young ages are people who have some kind of genetic arthritis like ankylosing, spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

How long does joint replacement last?

Joint replacement last ranging from 20 to 25 years. In case of knee it is generally a cemented implant and in hip it can be both cemented and uncemented. Uncemented implants may last longer than cemented implants. Another thing that must be understood that longevity of any implant is technic dependent, precision dependent and hence the perfection of the surgery is of paramount importance.

Which is the best implant for knee replacement?

Whilst all implant that are used are of international quality. With follow-up and survivorship data there is probably nothing called best implant. ONE must understand that the performance of the implant and survivorship are much technique dependent and expertise of the surgeon.

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New age Stent revolutionising Heart Treatment

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Heart attack or myocardial infarction and other coronary artery disease are common among many people that too at a time when they are quite young, unlike the cases in European other Western nations. To treat this diseases a stent is implanted, which acts as “scaffold”. It is a metallic structure  that remains in the coronary bed till the rest of their lives.

Angioplasty with stent placement

Since it stays permanently, the stent can create problems like thrombosis and restenosis. The reintervention in the stented segment is difficult because of the metallic milieu. If stents are placed in the distal bed, there a surgeon puts a graft, it is difficult to suture those grafts. Now, we can resort to bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BRS), which is a unique, “vanishing stent” or a “dissolving stent”. There is no need for a permanent metallic scaffold inside the coronary artery. Now the coronary arteries get their vasomotion back after a certain period of time, when these scaffolds are dissolved by its own natural process inside the human body thus leaving the artery back to its normal state. The innovation concept was brought forth by research and development. Previously a similar device which had limitation to design. The current available scaffold is the worlds first thinnest scaffold with a unique user-friendly design. It is easy to deliver and deploy like regular stents. It’s safety and efficacy are proven in small clinical trials and more studies are planned ahead. This novel strut, BRS, is an innovative solution and it is helping lot of patients to lead a better and healthy life.

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