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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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Osteoarthritis is a well known disease affecting joints, mainly of the hip, knee and spine. Articular cartilage, the lining tissue at the ends of long bones is mainly affected.  The underlying bones, joint capsule and synovial fluid also show changes. Pain, swelling, stiffness, catching are common symptoms. In Indians, knee osteoarthritis is very common and even younger people in their fourth decade have some earlier symptoms. In this article I shall discuss the precursor of...

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Dome Osteotomy To Avoid Joint Replacement Dome Osteotomy & Kodkanis Dome Stabilizer : A Knee Conserving, Reliable, Safe, Convenient & Cost-effective substitute to knee joint replacement surgery. Osteoarthritis, or degenerative (wear & tear of joint increases as age advances) joint disease, is one of the oldest and most common types of arthritis (disease of a joint). It is characterized by the breakdown of cartilage (Insulating coating over the ends of bones within the joint) in...

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Shoulder resurfacing is gaining in popularity. Many middle aged patients with shoulder arthritis are preferring a shoulder resurfacing rather than a shoulder replacement. Recently a South African lady and an Indian doctor underwent this procedure in Chennai. In shoulder arthritis, unlike in a fracture of the upper humerus, only the top hemispherical surface of the arm bone is worn out. Only this need to be replaced says Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam. It is minimally invasive as it takes...

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Youngest Dutch Patient gets Long lasting Oxinium knee replacement in India   Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon E mail –drvenkat@kneeindia.com   A 34 year old Dutch male citizen became the youngest person in the Netherlands and perhaps in India to receive a long lasting knee replacement in India. His knee replacement was implanted by Computer assisted surgery or navigation by Dr. A.K.Venkatachalam at a private hospital in Chennai.   Francois Adriaans, a used car salesman  from...

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Total hip replacement in India puts Elizabeth Kotso on her legs A 40 year old Nigerian Elizabeth Kotso underwent reconstructive surgery by Orthopaedic surgeon Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam at a Chennai hospital. An uncemented total Hip replacement and ankle arthrodesis was performed under one anesthesia. In April 2007, she suffered multiple injuries to her hip and knee in a road accident in which several people including children lost their lives. She was treated in Illorin, Nigeria with fixation...

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Over the past year misleading large scale advertisement campaigns about orthopedic surgery have almost successfully wiped out the rational thought process of patients and relatives contemplating Joint replacements. This is comparable to the so called “miraculous feats performed by quacks and God men. The gullible public often is at risk of misinterpreting the reams of information brought out by hospitals. Most of these relate to knee replacements. Firstly patients when advised a knee replacement are...

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