Can surgery be avoided in osteoarthritis?
In this video, Dr. Ramneek Mahajan, Director - Orthopedics & Joint Replacement, Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, will talk on whether surgery can be avoided in osteoarthritis. He says that surgical options are divided into arthroscopy, osteotomy, partial knee replacement and total knee replacement. There are four types of surgery who suffer from osteoarthritis. Dr. Mahajan will discuss when are the different options of surgery are used. Depending upon the patient’s osteoarthritis stage, the surgeries are planned. Surgery can be avoided in early stages by physiotherapy, lifestyle modifications, losing weight, etc.
More FAQs by
Recent FAQs
Medtalks is India's fastest growing Healthcare Learning and Patient Education Platform designed and developed to help doctors and other medical professionals to cater educational and training needs and to discover, discuss and learn the latest and best practices across 100+ medical specialties. Also find India Healthcare Latest Health News & Updates on the India Healthcare at Medtalks
Please login to comment on this article