The Department for Orthopaedics treats muscle, bone and joint disorders. Areas of special emphasis include Arthritis, Joint Replacement, Spine Surgery, Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine, Hand, Foot and Ankle, Orthopaedic Oncology, Trauma, and Paediatric Orthopaedics.
Our Specialized services include Arthroscopy, Joint Replacement and Adult Reconstruction, rheumatology and treatment for orthopaedic trauma.
Our Orthopaedic department is headed by Dr Sridhar Gangavarapu, Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon.
The Centre offers all types of joint replacement surgeries to restore freedom of movement and relieve the pain of degenerated and diseased joints. Surgery often provides dramatic improvement in daily functioning for people with arthritis. Medications and physical therapy services are helpful adjuncts.
Some of the latest techniques offered are cementless implants for a customised fit thus prolonging the life of the replacement. However, joint replacements do not last forever. Many people require a second replacement surgery, especially for hip and knee joints. This replacement, or revision, can be more difficult than the initial surgery due to the difficulty in removing the adhesive material used to hold the artificial joint in place.
Knee and hip replacement surgery are the most common procedures. We also perform joint replacement surgery for other major joints including the elbow, ankle, shoulder, and wrist joints. In addition, our surgeons have extensive experience in using the newest clinically proven techniques to revise joint replacements that have failed. Rehabilitation following joint replacement is coordinated with other healthcare professionals on the arthritis center team.
Our facilities to perform joint replacements are outstanding both in theatre environment and instrumentation. For all joint replacement cases we have Laminar Air Flow operation theatres, pulsatile lavage, pneumatic and cordless stryker power saw/reamer system and complete systems for primary and revision arthroplasty. A computer navigation system is also part of the joint replacement armamentarium.
Indus Hospital is the First Hospital to perform “ORTHOALIGN” computer navigation total knee replacement surgery in Andhrapradesh by our orthosurgeon Dr.Sridhar Gangavarapu
This is usually undertaken in patients who have had their hip joints destroyed due to injury or diseases like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Hip resurfacing and replacements using ceramic liners are done for relatively young active patients.
For knees that are severely damaged due to disease or injury, total knee replacement is the best option. The end of the thigh bone is normally replaced with a metallic component and the upper end of the leg bone with a polyethylene component with a metal base plate. Most patients are ambulant from the day after surgery and are discharged the fifth day. The latest Hi-flexion fixed bearing and mobile bearing designed knee components and those specifically designed for women (gender solution knees) are routinely used.
Computer-assisted Total Knee Replacement (TKR) improves the component positioning and is routinely done in our Centre. It is predicted that the computer accuracy and the surgeon’s experience together will improve the planning for implementation.