Orthopaedic Treatments by Best Orthopaedic Surgeons in Delhi

Orthopaedics is a branch of medicine that is used to treat people of all age-groups, small child to an elderly gentleman. It holds a significant place in medical science and does not have alternative, though constitutes many allied specialities like Physiotherapy, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Metabolic, Nutrition and more.

Most orthopaedic surgeries last from 30 to 45 minutes, but this may vary depending upon the orthopaedic condition.

Most Orthopaedic surgeries are not major ones. The major surgeries are joint replacement surgery and spine surgery. Medical advancements have reduced the time duration of these surgeries substantially, with quicker recovery time. The best Orthopaedic doctors of Delhi at AOSM, perform all these surgeries with the utmost care.

Most orthopaedic surgeries restore normalcy in the bones and joints by up to 98-99%. Patients recover completely after a well-performed orthopaedic procedure performed by our best orthopaedic doctors in Delhi.

An orthopaedic surgery needs certain preparation like proper x-rays scans, blood tests, etc. Your surgeon will guide you at the time of pre-surgery counselling. The patient must share all the information associated with the problem, with the doctor who is providing the treatment. They should present all the medical records on the basis of which, the pre-operation investigations are planned. Come with all the required preparation such as comfortable loose fitting clothes, footwear and everything that you need in your day-to-day life, for one or two days.

Most people get discharged in a day or two, after an orthopaedic procedure/surgery. With some support given to the operated part, and a walking aid like a walking stick or a walker, the patient is discharged from the hospital. Medication for pain control and better healing is given in first few post-operative days. One can expect to go home on second or third day with reasonably well mobility.

The post-operative period after an Orthopaedic surgery is managed well with suitable pain relieving medication that makes the patient feel comfortable in first 2-3 days. There might be a little bit pain now and again but generally the medication given in post-operative phase manages it well. Do ask your doctor for PCA – Patient Control Analgesia, where in the patient can press a button and gets the medicine through an IV pump, whenever required. It is quite a safe and comfortable way of controlling the pain in the post-operative period. Cold compressions, adequate rest, elevation active finger movements, also help in removing the post-operative pain.

Generally, after an Orthopaedic procedure, the patient is not allowed to drive for 4 to 6 weeks. The limb or the body part operated, is supported by a bandage or a splint or a brace as it is advisable to avoid any uncontrolled strain on the body parts. As it is not recommended for the patients to drive before six weeks, so the patient should be taken back to home in the car driven by someone else.

Orthopaedic surgery, all over the world, has seen tremendous improvement in outcomes with improved technology, instrumentation, and ever improving skills which enable an Orthopaedic surgeon to perform the procedures with minimal intervention, causing very little effect on other tissues of body. The Orthopaedic procedure, nowadays, is performed with the success rate above 95% as they are able to restore the normal bony structure back, with early restarting of movement of the part which not only makes the patient feel better, but also restores the function and reduces the healing time.

At AOSM, most of the surgeries are performed by Delhi’s top orthopaedic surgeons and this is the reason why our success rate is high.

The cost of an Orthopaedic surgery is quite comparable to other general surgical procedures. The fact that more and more minimal interventional surgeries are performed in Orthopaedics with a short stay in the hospital, requiring lesser medication, makes them even more cost-effective. The cost of the surgery may vary due to other factors like, the category of room taken and the period of the stay. Well, once everything is discussed with our orthopaedic surgeons, the assessment of the entire problem and its complete treatment, certainly follow.

With the present advanced implant system that is being used, along with the implementation of the present technology and the skillsets possessed by the Orthopaedic surgeons, the patient is able to start moving the operated limb almost immediately after the surgery. Most orthopaedic procedures address the problem such that the injured tissue is well fixed, and while it heals locally, it can be moved within the limits, with some function restored, due to which the patient is able to involve that body part in their routine activities. Though it may take some time to achieve complete functionality of the body part, at least some initial basic functionality is restored within a few days of the surgery.

Orthopaedic surgery in present state, is well advanced and has very few complications, but just like any other surgery, it does have some basic risks associated, just like in any surgical procedure. The most common risks associated with Orthopaedic surgery are low-grade infection, clot formation and stiffness. They all can be avoided with thorough pre-operative investigations, a very precise and proper surgical procedure and post-operative care of the patient.