300 DSOI members attend Max Hospital health talk on hip replacement
Author(s): City Air NewsDr Manuj Wadhwa, Director & Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement dispelling myths about hip replacement during a health talk on ‘Hip replacement myths’ organised by Max Super Speciality...
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Feb 9, 2014 12:30
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Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Director & Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement dispelling myths about hip replacement during a health talk on ‘Hip replacement myths’ organised by Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Mohali at DSOI, Sector 36, Chandigarh on Sunday.
Chandigarh, February 9, 2014: As many as 300 members of Defence Services Officers Institute (DSOI) took part in a health talk on ‘Hip replacement myths’ organised by Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Mohali at DSOI , Sector 36 here today.
Addressing members, Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Director & Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement dispelled many myths about hip replacement. He said, India was in many ways the hip arthritis capital of world . The most common reasons of hip arthritis in India were AVN (damaged blood supply of femoral head), trauma, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Out of nearly 10-lakh people needing hip replacement, barely 30,000 procedures have been performed in India in 2013. The need for hip replacements among the age group 30-60 has tripled since the last 2 to 3 years but yet there were so many misconceptions regarding hip replacement, asserted Dr Wadhwa.
“The commonest myth on Arthritis pain was related to aging as it was something, one would learn to live with. The reality was that hip arthritis incidence was progressing at a very fast pace in younger population especially those prone to smoking, binge drinking, steroids etc. If it remained checked, it would grow by 300% by the year 2030.
Taking about other common myth ‘I’m too young for a hip replacement’, Dr Wadhwa clarified that hip replacement was related to need, not age. The total hip replacement was considered to be an effective procedure that could help patients to resume a more active lifestyle. One should wait as long as possible to undergo hip replacement surgery was another myth that could be detrimental. The reality was that many patients who could benefit greatly from a hip replacement were worried that they would not be able to comfortably return to their normal activities of daily living, remarked Dr Wadhwa.
“Many people would delay hip replacement due to fear, misinformation, or a lack of awareness about their treatment options. They unnecessarily would live with the physical pain, stiffness and reduced mobility. The recent studies have shown that hip replacement might be properly considered at an earlier stage than it has been in the past due to improved surgical techniques and joint implants.”
Dr. Wadhwa said the total hip replacement has become one of the most frequently performed and successful reconstructive procedures in orthopaedic surgery since its introduction four decades back. As outcomes following hip replacement were continuing to improve, the demand for less traumatic surgery has increased, shifting the challenge towards less invasive, yet equally effective techniques that reduce pain and lead to a quicker recovery, opined Dr. Wadhwa.// punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news,mohali news, sas news, india news, punjab news, world news,
