ORTHOPAEDICS
A brief description of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures is given below:
Total Hip Replacement:
Total Hip Replacement (THR) procedure replaces all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device (prosthesis) to restore joint movement and control pain.
Hip Re-Surfacing:
Hip Resurfacing or bone conserving procedure replaces the acetabulum (hip socket) and resurfaces the femoral head. This means the femoral head has some or very little bone removed and replaced with the metal component. This spares the femoral canal.
Revision Hip Replacement:
This means that part or all of your previous hip replacement needs to be revised. This operation varies from minor adjustments to replacing significant amounts of bone.
Arthroscopy of Knee:
Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure in which an arthroscope (surgical camera) is inserted into a joint. The benefits of arthroscopy involve smaller incisions, faster healing, a more rapid recovery, and less scarring. Arthroscopies are often performed on an outpatient basis and the patient is able to return home on the same day.
Total Knee Replacement:
A total knee replacement (TKR) or total knee arthroplasty is a surgery that resurfaces an arthritic knee joint with an artificial metal or plastic replacement parts called the ‘prostheses’.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the major stabilizing ligaments in the knee. It is a strong rope like structure located in the centre of the knee running from the femur to the tibia. When this ligament tears unfortunately it doesn’t heal and often leads to the feeling of instability in the knee.
ACL reconstruction is a commonly performed surgical procedure and with recent advances in arthroscopic surgery it can now be performed with minimal incisions and low complication rates.
Uni-Condylar (Unicompartmental) Knee Replacement:
This simply means that only a part of the knee joint is replaced through a smaller incision than would normally be used for a total knee replacement. The knee joint is made up of 3 compartments, the patellofemoral and medial and lateral compartments between the femur and tibia (i.e. the long bones of the leg).
Often only one of these compartments wears out, usually the medial one. If you have symptoms and X-ray findings suggestive of this then you may be suitable for this procedure.
Revision Knee Replacement:
This means that part or all of your previous knee replacement needs to be revised. This operation varies from very minor adjustments to massive operations replacing significant amounts of bone and hence is difficult to describe in full.
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