Orthopedic Care Tips & Advices

Recovery times vary based on individual circumstances. Age, injury, health status, and ability and commitment to follow through with physical therapy will affect healing time. However, it is important to understand that it can take many months to feel better. Arthroscopic knee repair in minimally invasive surgery uses local or spinal anesthesia, small incisions, and offers less bleeding with faster healing times and less soft tissue damage. Arthroscopy is often an outpatient procedure. ACL reconstruction and meniscus tear repairs are often performed together, arthroscopically. Orthopedic Specialists Dr. Nandan Rao is experts in arthroscopic knee procedures . Arthroscopic ACL Ligament Reconstruction On average, full recovery from ACL reconstruction is 6 to 9 months for active, healthy patients. Surgical healing takes 6 to 8 weeks. A rehabilitation program to restore range of motion, strengthen muscles, and regain balance will be part of your recovery. Patents can expect swelling and st...

  Whereas damaged knee cartilage used to mean joint replacement surgery, there are now cartilage repair techniques designed to replace damaged cartilage. Osteochondral allograft transplantation surgery (OATS) uses donated cartilage grafts to replace damaged cartilage. Careful graft sizing ensures that the new cartilage “plugs” fit snugly for better healing and recovery. Matrix Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI) uses a small sample of your own cartilage. The sample is attached to a special "scaffold" and allowed to grow into a full-thickness graft for several weeks. The graft is then implanted in the knee, replacing the damaged cartilage. Microfracture is another technique that is commonly used for cartilage restoration. In this procedure, small holes are made in the bone around the damaged area of ​​cartilage. The goal is to stimulate healing and stimulate the formation of new cartilage. Stem cell treatment is emerging as a very good option in some patients....