Author: Dr.Elangovan

How Long Do Hip Replacements Last? One of the primary questions patients ask following hip replacement surgery is how long their new hip will last. Luckily, studies exist which provide more concrete answers to this query. One key component in choosing the appropriate hip implant is choosing one from among all of the available types…

Are you in search of the top orthopedic hospital in Chennai? Then you’re at the right spot. As F.O.R. will guide you to locate the top orthopedic clinic in Chennai and ensure that you receive the finest treatment at a reasonable cost for a patient. F.O.R. is among the top orthopedic hospitals close to my…

Orthopedics is the field of medicine that concentrates on ailments and conditions that impact the muscle and skeletal system. This includes: bones muscles Tendons and ligaments joints nerves Patients often see an orthopedic physician for injuries or when they’re suffering from chronic conditions like lower back pain or arthritis. In this article, we’ll do a…

In all that is in human beings, the phrase “the most fragile” is often attributed to the receptive structure known as bones. Although muscles protect them to protect themselves and serve many other reasons they can break when stress is applied to any side. The joints on both sides of a bone allow us to…

This writing is subject to the criticism that it might be biased, because I am a Orthopaedic surgeon practising Morden fracture management. Accepting and absorbing the criticism I would like to place the fallowing points before you . From the days of the stone age, man and women had to hunt for food as the…

Well, coming to talk about it… it is definitely far less dangerous than driving or walking on our roads..nowadays driving on our roads too needs surgical precision.. lol, but jokes apart, this article is mainly meant to assuage the fears about spine surgery. For long in our country, where awareness about medicine is a rare…

The wobbling knee or the unstable knee is dreaded by every sportsperson as it can effectively put paid to their dreams of becoming a sports star .. especially players involved in contact sports. Why the knee becomes unstable?.. To answer this query one need to know the anatomy of the knee. the knee is the…

This is actually a tricky question, so many factors are involved, like the method of treatment chosen , type of fracture and ofcourse the patient himself … some dont want to get back to work .. lol. What i will be discussing here is only a general guideline and is not to be taken as…

Osteoporosis by definition is loss of bone density or reduction in bone density.Mostly its a disease of older people especially women, but recent studies suggest men also are susceptible and can be symptomatic. Normal bone strength and the density is usually maintained by the hormonal homeostasis of the body,in women it goes for a toss…

This is one question which most of my arthritis patients, who are waiting for joint replacement surgery ask me. Actually the word is a misnomer, it should be actually cartilage replacement which I think is more self explanatory.The word Joint replacement makes the patient to think that the whole joint is completely replaced by cutting…