It is a Surgical procedure involving removal of damaged or arthritic bone and replacement with prothesis to replicate movement of normal healthy joint, common joint replacement are Hip and Knee Joint Replacement.
Resent Advances include Shoulder, Reverse Shoulder and Elbow Replacement which are done regularly now a days
Arthroscopy
The Torn Ligament of the Knee and shoulder are replaced with tendon graft and held with loop and button or repaired with the help of suture anchor
The surgery is done arthroscopically or by key hole technique, recent advances include arthroscopy of elbow shoulder and wrist
Illizarov
Deformity correction - it is correction of a bent or twisted bone to straighten the bone with a help of osteotomy and gradual correction by Illizarov frame
Infection of bone immediately after surgery or isolated can be dealt with Illizarov limb reconstruction system
Trauma
Fracture of bones are addressed by fixation with help of plate and screw fixation or nail fixation
Spine
The back pain of various causes are treated both conservatively and surgically
Pain and palliative medicine
It is a relatively newer and specialised branch of modern medicine which manages serious illness that are life threatening
Goal: to ease pain and achieve daily activity and improve quality of life of patient and their family
Aim: to significantly reduce or relieve pain without surgically intervention or in patients where invasive procedures are at High risk. It also decreases side effects of excessive medical treatment
Methods:-
Opioids
Usg guided nerve block
Tennis elbow
Golfers elbow
Usg joints interventions
Frozen shoulder
Oa knee
Rotator cuff tear
Fluoroscopic guided intervention
Low back ache
Sciatica
PRP injection for tendon repair
Any chronic joints and ligament strain
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