How to Avoid Pregnancy: Options for Contraception
One of the questions women frequently ask is how to avoid pregnancy. There are different options for contraception depending on your need and situation.
ACL Reconstruction: What You Need to Know
Avinash Mehta,18, came to us when he twisted his knee during a routine basketball practice in college one day. Doctors at Sitaram Bhartia advised medicines for pain relief and applying ice packs to reduce the swelling in his knee. They asked him to get a scan after 5 days to confirm a suspected ACL injury.
Common Misconceptions About Knee Replacements
When Ravinder Singh, a 73 year-old man came for his orthopaedic check-up, his difficulty with walking was quite evident. He had been suffering from knee pain and slowly his mobility had begun to recede. “5 years ago, my doctor had told me that I would need a knee replacement surgery soon” Mr. Singh told us.
Computer Aided Navigation for Knee Replacement & Patient Specific Implants
Mr. Oberoi, a 60 year old gentleman, had been told he required a knee replacement surgery. He had nearly finalised a date with his surgeon when he was told about an option for having customized knee replacements – or patient specific knees – made for him.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect at first” Mr.
Prostate Cancer : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Options
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers found in men and usually, 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with it. Most often, prostate issues are noticed when men face difficulty with passing urine.
Prakash Nanda, a 60 year old man, had been waking up multiple times during the night because he felt the need to urinate.
Weight Loss Surgery – Is It The Right Option For You?
Bariatric surgery, also commonly known as weight loss surgery, can be done for obese individuals who want to reduce their weight and want to live healthier and more active lives.
With bariatric surgery, depending on their unique circumstances, a patient could have their stomach reduced (gastric sleeve surgery) or a large portion of it bypassed by rerouting their small intestine to a stomach pouch.
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery and Gall Bladder Removal
A gall bladder removal surgery, also known as a cholecystectomy, is quite a commonly performed surgery which is carried out when people experience pain due to stones in their gallbladder. There is no medical treatment for gallbladder stones, these have to removed by surgery.
Traditionally, a gall bladder surgery is done with four cuts on the patient’s abdomen at most hospitals.
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
A hernia occurs due to a weakness in the muscles of the abdomen or pelvis. Usually, people feel a bulge under their skin or a dull ache in the abdominal area for a while, just as Rohit Gupta did when he was diagnosed with a hernia.
“I’d been feeling this bulge for a while” Rohit told us “and it would become larger when I coughed or bent down to pick up something heavy.
How long will I take to recover after my knee replacement surgery?
“Very often, we see people put off an important knee replacement surgery because they’re worried about the recovery period” says Dr. Nitiraj Oberoi. “They think they’ll be in a lot of pain for a long time and getting better will be difficult. But that’s not always the case.”
This is a valid fear.
Should I get a knee replacement surgery?
A knee replacement surgery is a routine and commonly seen operation, especially for people older than 60 years of age. But everyone who suffers from knee-related health concerns does not always require a replacement surgery.
“When someone’s been suffering from knee-related trouble, we try to make surgery the last option” say Dr.
