Dr Shailendra Patil is a leading orthopedic surgeon practicing in Mulund, Thane & Navi Mumbai area.
Leading a diabetic life is by no means an easy task; add to that the need of a knee replacement surgery can at times create a lot of confusion. If you are reading this article chances are you or someone you know has diabetes and want to know if a TKR safe for diabetic, will…
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People generally have the tendency of ignoring joint pain unless the pain adversely prevent them from carrying out their day to day activity. We often see patients who come to us when their knee has been damaged to a great extent and should have opted for a knee replacement early on. Hence, with this article…
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During the olden days the total knee replacement surgery required a cut in the muscle. Consequently, patients had walk with a Stick for months until the muscle completely healed itself. However, with the latest Painless & minimal-Stitch Knee replacement surgery no muscle cut takes place. Hence, the patient can start walking with a stick, as…
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In adolescents and adults Sickle cell disease is a known cause of avascular necrosis of the hip joint. Eventually leading to painful degeneration of the hip joint, necessitating a hip replacement. Until recently in Mumbai and even in India patients had access to only the conventional hip joints which provided very limited mobility to young…
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The prime objective of total knee replacement surgery is to treat the sever knee pain of the patient and help him resume, most if not all, activities he could perform before. A lot of patients are skeptical of the activities that they can perform post-surgery. So here we are listing most of the activities you…
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