Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 3: Max Clinics Jammu today celebrates 45 successful knee replacement surgeries done at their partner hospitals in the month of September. Most of the patients are from Jammu province.
According to Dr Siddharth Aggarwal, joint replacement surgeon, a number of different knee replacement options are available to help relieve knee pain. And, most importantly these solutions can be tailored for your specific needs.
The joint replacement department offers a breadth of advanced knee replacement choices that take into consideration important factors such as your age, activity level and the damage to your knee. Technology has continuously evolved over time and there are advanced techniques and state of the art products to better meet the needs of today’s patients.
He claimed that as a leader in joint replacement, we are continually turning ground breaking ideas into innovative solutions. High performance partial knee, an early surgical intervention that allows for more natural movement, to total knee replacements for more damaged knee joints, we offer options that may help keep you moving.
In joint replacement, with its rich history of innovation in knee replacement, the Max continually develops solution that help patients regain mobility. Imagine dancing, playing a round of golf or just moving freely. These simple pleasures can be enjoyed again added Dr Sumeet Mahajan another member of joint replacement team.
As per Dr Mahajan, “meeting the demand with 30 year knee implants and new surgical techniques, majority of the people coming in to my centre for the knee replacement surgery are in their 60’s. This is the big shift in demand compare to 20 years ago, when fewer than 10% of knee replacements patients were in their 60’s. We are doing a 30 year knee implant based on simulated wear tests that showed an 81% reduce in wear, the leading cause of knee replacement failure.
A 3-D (Asia’a third) joint replacement centre will start working in Jammu shortly. A dedicated joint replacement OPD is being run successfully at Max Clinics at Gandhi Nagar in Jammu, Parvez Ahmed Beigh, Senior Manager Administration and Anil Choudhary Manager Brand promotion and public relations at Max Clinics said.
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