PANAJI
Arthritis, a disabling condition in which the joint surfaces get inflamed, ultimately leads to degeneration and loss of cartilage space. Of various kinds of arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis are of great significance.
Management of Arthritis generally depends on the stage at which the patient presents to a physician. Early stages of Arthritis do well with weight reduction, physical therapy, and exercises as activity modification play a significant role in lessening the pain. Intraarticular injections, and joint replacement surgeries, in particular, knee and hip replacement are also some solutions.
With senior consultant hip and knee surgeon Dr Rohan Desai, Manipal Hospital Goa, is offering various treatment methods including Fast-track programme, Gold knee replacement and partial knee replacement. With technology coming to the forefront, many technologically innovative treatments which are simpler, quicker, and efficient are being used to treat the patient.
With increasing joint replacement surgeries over the last two decades, the need for revision surgeries has also risen. With the latest addition of revision implants such as the Trabecular metal and cones, the success rate has improved tremendously and patients can expect to get back to their normal best very soon.
