Sunday 24 May 2015

THA Becomes Innovative option for Joint Disease Patients; Experts

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Chandigarh 24th May:- As many as 150 doctors from region attended a continuing education program (CME) on 'Innovations in total knee & hip arthroplasty -future of orthopedic surgeries ' held at Hotel Western Stella, Bathinda. The CME was organized by the Max Super Specialty Hospital (MSSH), Mohali. During CME, experts from MSSH talked about total knee and hip arthroplasty (THA) which was becoming an innovative surgical treatment option for patients suffering from non-inflammatory or inflammatory degenerative joint diseases. Interestingly THA is powered by Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System (RAIOS) , which allows surgeons to achieve consistently reproducible precision in total joint replacement.

Speaking during occasion, Dr. Manuj Wadhwa, Director & Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement at MSSH said that now with robotic arm, there was no need to replace the entire knee.  The amazing precision of RAIOS and innovative enabling designs of multi compartmental knee system together would focus purely on restoring the natural knee which was freed from the confines of conventional instrumentation.Talking about accurate leg length restoration while using Robotic arm, he said that leg length discrepancy was one of the most common reasons for dissatisfaction amongst patients following THA. However THA would provide improved leg length precision. He further informed that clinical studies showed that leg length discrepancies of 5mm or more were easily perceived by patients. This could result in discomfort or even walking complications. Accurate leg length and cup position could be difficult to accomplish with only alignment guides or visual assessment.

 

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