30 year knee replacement introduced by MJRC

Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam

Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam

is now offering young patients a long lasting knee replacement. This could last as long as thirty years and would eliminate the chance of a redo or revision operation. This is possible by using a material called 'Oxinium' knee with an advanced patient specific instrumentation. This technology is called 'Verilast ' in the US.

This innovative approach has the potential to make your knee prosthesis last twice that of a normal prosthesis to thirty years under normal conditions.

Oxinium knee

Femoral cutting block

Tibial cutting block

This procedure has been done in three knees at the Chettinad super speciality hospital by Dr.Venkatachalam.

Knee replacement in Chennai just got better with advanced technology

Patients seeking a knee replacement at our facility can now avail of a latest technology. We are offering patient specific instrumentation (custom made blocks). Patient specific instrumentation or customized knee cutting blocks reduce operating time and operative steps. The method consists of undergoing an MRI scan a month ahead of the planned date of the knee replacement procedure. The extra cost will be around a thousand dollars to the total cost.
Indian patients in order to avail this will have to come for a consultation one to one and half months before their planned surgery.
Overseas patients desirous of having this will have to present themselves in India a month before the surgery. Alternatively if the facilities exist, they could have it done in their country. We support the Nexgen high flex knee from Zimmer and the Genesis II knee from Smith & Nephew.