Bone and Joint Care

Avascular Necrosis, commonly known as Osteonecrosis, is a medical condition in which the tissue within the bone dies because of the deficiency of blood supply. Before the tissues collapse, Osteonecrosis causes small breaks within the human bone structure (which eventually breakdowns the tissues within the bone). Proper blood supply is required by all cells in your body and when the tissues within your bone do not get sufficient amount of blood, they die. While hip is considered one of the most vulnerable areas to this medical condition, Avascular Necrosis may also affect your knee, shoulder, foot, and hand. Avascular Necrosis may show no symptoms at all in the initial stage. But later on, when the blood supply to the tissues within your bone breaks off, the patient may start noticing from little to severe pain in the affected joint. The pain worsens when you lift up heavy objects or put a significant amount of weight to the particular joint. The first symptom of Osteonecrosis is ...

Total Knee Replacement Surgery was first performed in 1968 in USA, more than millions of Knee Replacement Surgery are performed every year in India , Success ration of Knee Replacement surgery is over 94% But still there are many doubts arises in minds of patients before the surgery . Doubt 1:     The success rate of the surgery is very low. Fact 1 :       Total knee replacement, or arthroplasty, among the most widely performed procedures in the world, is known to successfully relieve pain and restore function in patients with advanced knee arthritis. Success Ratio is above 94%. Doubt 2:    Knee Replacement surgery takes 2-3 month for the full recovery and resuming the work. Fact 2:        Recovery in Knee Replacement Surgery through Minimally Invasive technique hardly takes 3 week for full recovery. Doubt 3:    Bending of the knee or sitting on the floor is difficult after the total knee replacement sur...