Healthy Bones India

I had an opportunity to attend hands on workshop cum certificate course on Oxford knee ( Partial knee replacement) , conducted by the pioneer of this technique, Dr. Christopher Dodd . It’s a good thing that they don’t allow anyone to do this surgery, unless one has done the certificate course of this . I am feeling honoured and privileged on being allowed to perform this cutting edge surgery. Oxford knee partial knee replacement can be offered to approx. 25 % of the patients who have been advised total knee replacement. It has following advantages over total knee replacement , although the surgery in itself is very exacting, precise and demanding: 1. It is performed through a very small incision. Hence , it has been named microplasty . 2. As there is very less soft tissue handling, this is a less painful surgery. 3. It’s a bone preserving surgery, as there is very minimum bone cuts . 4. Patient starts walking on the same day of surgery. He needs a stick f...