Posts

Showing posts from July, 2022

Benefits of Shoulder Dislocation Surgery & what precautions patient has to take after surgery?

Image
Shoulder dislocation is a common problem these days. Treatment of shoulder dislocation involves numerous surgical methods like Bankart Repair Surgery, Capsular Shift Surgery and Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery and many others. These surgeries are well known surgeries used to manage shoulder dislocation conditions. There is no non-surgical treatment for recurrent shoulder dislocation condition. The success rate of surgical reconstruction is very much reliable, over 90% where successful surgery is defined as lack of occurrence of dislocation once done with surgery while performing the intense activity. The procedure takes very little time, 1 to 2 hours only, it depends on complexity of joint too, also the patient's condition. Here surgery helps to stopping recurrent dislocation of the shoulder. Sometimes patients get prone to dislocated shoulder due to these conditions shoulder dislocation surgery is the only way to get stability of shoulder back. Arthroscopic surgeries have quic

Benefits of PCL Surgery & what precautions patient has to take after surgery.

Image
PCL Surgery is the surgical repair of Posterior Cruciate Ligament after a Sprain, Strain or Tear. PCL is located in the back area of the knee. The PCL connects the thigh bone, that is Femur to the shin of Tibia. The PCL and ACL (posterior and anterior cruciate ligament) work together to stabilize the knee joint. Benefits of PCL Surgery include, PCL surgery is a minimally invasive operation. You will likely go to an outpatient surgical center and get operated on easily. PCL surgery also prevents further injury or damage to the PCL itself and other structures of the knees, including aiding in the prevention of potential osteoarthritis. PCL surgery will provide a near normal knee and allow a more rapid return to day-to day activities, work, hobbies etc. The success rate of PCL graft is 75 to 100% (the average being around 85%).Surgery helps to return to activities or jobs quickly, also controls severe problems caused secondary to PCL damage. Knees become stronger after PCL surgery as bio

Arthritis Types, symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Image
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints causing pain and stiffness, or you can say Arthritis is swelling and tenderness in one or more than one joints. The main symptoms of Arthritis are pain and stiffness that get worsen with age. The most common types of arthritis are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis. Other types of arthritis include conditions like "Gout", Fibromyalgia and also childhood arthritis, which is arthritis since birth or genetically caused by arthritis. Arthritis is caused by inflammation of the joint. Osteoarthritis usually comes with age and usually affects fingers, knees and hips. Sometimes osteoarthritis follows joint injuries. You might have badly injured your knee someday when young and later develop arthritis in your knee joint years later. Some main symptoms of Arthritis are morning joint stiffness is the sign of arthritis; that is, when you wake up you feel stiffed joint. Another symptom is joint swelling. Remember, swollen joints, are t