Joint Replacement In India: Restore Your MobilityWithout Hindrance

There’s the saying “a sound mind in a sound body”. It is clear from thisquote that only a healthy person will have a good and stable thinking, whichis important to run the race of life in this competitive world. In this currentera, with the increase in technology and science there is also an increase inthe different diseases and health issue which humans get affected by. Onesuch major issue is the joints in the human body getting affected due tovarious reasons.

Joints in the human body are the point at which they connect the bones aspart of the skeletal system. Their main purpose is for the flexible movementof the different parts of the human body along with providing mechanicalsupport for the same. When damage happens to any of these joints, badlyaffect the movement of that joint. This damage may be due to any physicaltrauma or arthritis; a leading disability common due to old age. At initialphase medications, rest and physiotherapy are suggested to ease down thepain for the patient. At a phase when the medication doesn’t work and painis unbearable, joint replacement is the only option left with. Jointreplacement surgery is a process involving an orthopedic surgery in whichthe damaged joint is replaced with an orthopedic prosthesis. Prosthesis is an

artificial form of the joint which will ensure giving that mechanical supportand movement of the part like before.

Joint replacement in India has become very common these days. People goahead and take up this treatment without any second thought so that theycan lead a normal life without any chronic pain. As per the latest reportpresented in annual conference of Indian Arthroplasty Association, India isbecoming a country with highest number of joint replacement surgeriesperformed among the world. Also the report says that one lakh jointreplacement surgeries were performed the current year and it is expected toincrease in the upcoming years. The hospitals with Joint replacement inIndia have state of the art technology with surgical equipments importedconforming to international standards. They also work along with thenational joint care experts and orthopedic specialists to ensure thecompletion of a perfect joint replacement process.

Some of the common types of joint replacement procedure are total kneereplacement, partial knee replacement, total hip replacement, shoulderreplacement, elbow replacement, wrist replacement, hip resurfacing, etc.Total replacements are done in cases where the joint is totally damaged likethe knee or hip joint. In such cases, the joint is replaced completely. Partialreplacements are for the cases where only a particular area of the knee jointare worn it.

They are treated with metallic or plastic prosthesis to replace the worn outpart. There is few advantage of partial replacement over total replacements.The area of treatment would be smaller with smaller implants and incisions.So the time taken for the recovery is much less compared with the recoverytime for the total replacements. Again the treatment of total or partialreplacement is decided by the surgeon based on the thorough inspection ofthe health condition of the person. A full replacement can last for twentyyears. So doing a full replacement for younger generation wouldn’t be awiser option. Hip resurfacing is similar to partial replacement where theworn out area is replaced with implants instead of a full replacement. Thiscomes as a relief to the chronic hip pain currently seen even in youngergeneration. With the latest technology of joint replacement in India, beready to get back to your normal life and enjoy it.

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