Smt. Paarvati Devi Hospital installs latest generation knee joint surgery navigation machine and spacesuits in OT

Amritsar, February 22, 2014: In the medicinal and technical arenas the research and development expenditure is increasing at a galloping pace. This is not to make the treatment or therapy expensive or inexpensive but the sole aim of these specific research and developments is to make treatment of an ailment more effective.
One of the leading orthopedic surgeons of this region, Dr Guriqbal S.Chhina - senior joint replacement surgeon at Smt. Paarvati Devi Hospital, along with Dr Heiko Graichen, a well acclaimed joint replacement surgeon from Germany, today addressed the press highlighting the importance of computer aided navigation surgery, along with superior infection control in the OT for a successful joint replacement procedure.
Dr Graichen said, “Tremendous advances have been made in joint replacement over the past few decades that have made this surgery a safe and viable option for a greater number of patients suffering from severe joint pain and misalignment due to arthritis. As the need and acceptance of joint replacement surgeries increases in India, it is important for patients to understand that while the quality of knee and hip implants used is critical, an equally important factor is the environment in which the surgery is carried out and the procedure adopted.”
Dr. Chhina said, “As osteoarthritis progresses, the knee becomes more misaligned, stiff, and deformed. In such indications, which are commonly seen in Indian patients, restoring alignment, along with precise positioning of the implant is critical for the long-term success of a knee replacement. Most knee replacements are done today using the alignment jigs and cutting blocks, which are relatively simple devices. Research has demonstrated that the surgeons using these traditional devices have limited success in properly balancing and aligning the knee as there is some amount of estimation and guess work involved. Computer navigation, a recent advancement in joint replacement surgery, enables us to accurately and clearly view the component position, range of motion, ligament tensioning, and overall limb alignment at every step during the operation. Errors in techniques that would otherwise go unnoticed can be quickly seen and corrected. Owing to the correct implant positioning and alignment, longevity of the implants increases tremendously. Using the computer navigation for joint replacement also enables us to minimize the amount of surgical dissection thereby reducing the size of post-operative scar.”
“It has been shown that knees which are out of alignment are associated with a higher chance of failing. If you have a wheel on a car which is not aligned properly the tyres wear faster, and it’s the same with knees. Everyone is different and so are their knees! Computer navigated surgery takes into account each patient’s shape and size and allows a surgeon to use, what is essentially a mini GPS system, to register the exact bio-mechanic anatomy of the leg and knee joint to ensure each replacement is as accurate as possible. In my own experience, computer navigation aided total knee replacement has an alignment accuracy rate of 99.8 per cent”, said Dr. Graichen.
Dr. Chhina also stressed the importance of infection control in the OT. “One of the major reasons for the failure of joint replacements is infection. The conventional masks allow escape of air from a lot of areas where it is loosely tied, whereas at Smt Paarvati Devi Hospital, we wear sterile closed air circuit helmet systems along with spacesuits to prevent germs being spread by the orthopedic surgeons in the operating room. These helmets are air tight and have special in-built arrangement for the doctor to breathe, thereby making the success rate of joint replacements even better.”//punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, amritsar news, punjab news, world news,

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