Mr. Hsieh Wei Tang, a 60-year-old business man running a Chinese restaurant in Kolkata, was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of right knee after pre-operative evaluation at Fortis Hospitals. He had severe knee pain and could not climb stairs without support. As his knee was swollen and straight he could not even squat. The custom fit knee replacement surgery was successfully performed on Hsieh Wei Tang by Dr. Rakesh Rajput, Orthopedic Consultant and his team and the patient was discharged within 7 days.

The difference that it makes to patients’ knee –

While conventional knee replacement surgeries retro-fit predetermined sizes of prosthetics on to the patients’ knee, this procedure is very different because it works on the principle that no two patients’ knees are similar. With this technology the patient’s knee is digitally recreated with 3D image mapping after taking into account, the bone structure, weight ratios, gender, age and even mechanical alignment. Based on this 3D model the customized knee is created. Something, that just fits them right. This technology ensures far greater accuracy and reduces the operation time by almost 40 % and also results in less loss of bone & tissues.

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Total Knee Replacements: Knee replacement surgery can be performed as a partial or a total knee replacement. In general, the surgery consists of replacing the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion of the knee.A total knee replacement is a surgical procedure whereby the diseased knee joint is replaced with artificial material.

Knee Replacement At Fortis Hospitals,Mulund Mumbai ,surgeries are conducted in special environments called Space Theaters that are created and constructed for knee replacements. This special environment is a combination of expert surgeons and their team, Clean Air Laminar Air Flow System, and Space suits.

The Laminar Air Flow System helps keep the air clean of dust and micro-organisms. The HEPA (High efficiency particulate absolute) filter, which is the filtration of air on control velocity condition, cleans the air as per the specifications of the federal standard 209E. The efficiency of HEPA filters is 99.999% of all particles larger than 0.3 micron ensure that the laminar air flow is ultra cleaned over the entire operating area and instantly the theatre is bacteria free.

During the surgery, the surgeon and the immediate assistant wear specially designed space suits to assure absolute sterile handling of Bones and Joints. This suit comprises of a helmet worn and covered by a space gown.

Computer aided surgery facilitates current placement of artificial joint Prostheses to match the normal human anatomy. A normative anatomical data is already established in the computer. Based on the intra-operative findings during the surgery, the surgeon can control the outcomes by precisely implementing the 3D plans while collecting and analyzing detailed treatment data. This information reduces the risk of complications, surgery time, hospitalization time, and artificial joints wear through suboptimal selection and position of the implant.