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KneeOrtho.Org India offers very competitive all inclusive packages for major Orthopedic Surgeries like Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Hip / Knee / Shoulder / Joint Replacement Surgery. Lead by an extremely skilled Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Shivkumar Santpure, patients from all over the world come here for Affordable Orthopedic Surgery, to restore their mobility and flexibility. The Orthopedic Surgery performed here is under the highly successful hands of our expert surgeon, who has more than 5000 Orthopedic Surgeries to his credit. The Kenyan's Return...

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Madras Joint Replacement Center Focuses on "Patient Specific Instrumentation"  Dr. A.K. Venkatachalam, of the Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai, India, has noticed a trend of younger and younger patients requiring knee replacement procedures. He, among a growing number of orthopedic surgeons, is offering a concept called 'patient specific instrumentation' to help prolong the life of implants.   Oxinium implants are a highly rated knee replacement joint prosthetic. Oxinium joints are designed of special metal...

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Arthritis is an inflammation of one or more joints in the body, though the term is used to describe almost all problems associated with the joints. You may have heard of arthritis referred to as rheumatism. Rheumatic disease refers to any type of arthritis, rheumatism or musculoskeletal disease. There are over 100 conditions altogether, some rare and some common. Arthritis can affect anyone of any age, including children; however arthritis tends to affect women more...

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  A Nigerian woman was recently treated in India for hip joint pain due to severe rheumatoid arthritis.   In fact, most of the joints in her body - hip, knees, spine - had been replaced by metal implants!   "My body is all metals, from the spine to the hip and knees. After a series of surgeries, I can now walk and lead an independent life," says Margaret, 65, after the orthopedic surgeries. She underwent 5 surgeries...

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WHO IS THE CADIDATE FOR TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT?Severely damaged Knee, Hip, Shoulder and Elbow joints can be replaced by advanced methods, helping to get rid of pain, restore movements, and improve the quality of life.  WHEN IS JOINT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED?1. For severe Arthrirtis- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ankylosing spondilytis – in which the cartilage cushion between the bones forming a joint is badly damaged.2. For Avascular Necrosis of the hip – in which the hip joint loses...

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How should I discuss medical tourism with my doctor?   Most general physicians are well aware of this growing phenomenon of Medical Tourism. It might be necessary for you to share information you have with them and discuss the benefits.    Though the initial reaction might be skeptical, sharing of information of available infrastructure at the hospital of your interest, the team of doctors there and the overall price differential helps.   For example at...

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Required  for a large corporate Hospital in Kolkata. Flexible working hours and industry standard remuneration. Freshers also may apply. For registar post, minimum qualification should be D-Ortho,MS(Ortho),DNB(Ortho). The candidate will get experience in complex trauma, computer navigated Hip and knee joint replacement , knee-Shoulder Arthroscopy and Spine surgery.

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Indian Orthopedic surgeon Tweetcasts live Knee Replacement In what is seen as a marriage of Information technology and orthopedic surgery, India’s first live Twitter cast of a live knee replacement was successfully performed on June 18, 2009. A state of the art Oxinium knee replacement was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam from Chennai at the Chettinad health city hospital. Photos & updates of the surgery were tweeted by his assistants. An informed consent was obtained...

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Over the last few years, alternate bearing surfaces have been developed to increase the longevity of total hip replacement.  The conventional articulating surface and the gold standard has been the cobalt-chromium femoral head articulating with a highly cross-linked polyethylene. With increasing patient population and functional demands on the hip joint, pulyethylene wear and osteolysis have emerged as majpr problems and the no. 1 reason for revision surgery after 10 years. The newer bearing surfaces inclufe...

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More & more young & active patients world wide are in need of hip replacement surgery. In such cases, it is imperative to pay special attention to the technique to ensure a successful outcome & longevity of the operation. Traditionally a total hip replacement was performed in the older age group. Young patients with hip pain either had to endure pain or subject themselves to a total hip replacement with its inherent disadvantages of dislocation...

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