Planning with a computer program (Digital Template) helps to plan bone surgery with the appropriate angles and thickness, reducing the chance of unforeseen events in the operating room.
Knee replacement surgery restores a damaged, worn, or diseased knee joint. It is one of the most successful procedures, enabling people to live more active lives free of chronic knee pain.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or SLE is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing chronic inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs across the body, including joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys and blood vessels.
Traumas that affect the hip joint will affect daily bodily motion. If the damage is severe, joint replacement surgery will be necessary to restore mobility.
The muscle causing the pain will have tender points, which sometimes can be felt like a lump or as if there is a tight rope within that muscle. Treatment must involve multiple methods.
Aquatherapy is the use of distinct characteristics of water for health purposes, assisting in rehabilitation and recovery process. Beneficial characteristics of water that facilitate movement include density, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure and resistance.
Osteoarthritis often causes discomfort to patients, presenting with pain, difficulty walking, or limping as if one leg is shorter than the other. When one side is affected, the other often deteriorates as well. If patients receive proper treatment in the early stages, there is a chance to slow down the degeneration.
Osteoarthritis is called wear-and-tear arthritis because it is a result of using joints every day. The older a person gets, the greater the wear-and-tear. Some risk factors of osteoarthritis include hereditary, age, gender, diet, and lifestyle factors. There is no cure for osteoarthritis, but you can manage symptoms and reduce risk factors. If you do develop osteoarthritis, there are many lifestyle changes you can make to slow the course of the disease.
Osteoarthritis is caused by long-term joints condition that causes erosion of cartilage, and patients experience pain while moving. Their knees can appear to be deformed and affect the patients’ quality of life.
The Hip and Knee Center at Bangkok International Hospital provides comprehensive care for hip and knee conditions.
If the knee skin is severely damaged due to knee inflammation or from an accident, it may be necessary to treat it by knee replacement surgery. This involves removing the damaged skin and replacing it with a new smooth and shiny surface made of metal and plastic, to allow the knee to function normally again.
Osteoarthritis may not be a deadly disease, but it is one of the bodily disorders that causes many people to lose their quality of life. Moreover, currently, this disease is not limited to just the elderly population.