Fourth Generation Knee Joint implant debuts in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, July 10, 2010: Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent disease affecting Indian middle to old age population. Knee joint is most affected among all joints as it is the largest joint and also bears the highest load of a person’s weight. The disease occurs more in females than males.

Though many treatment modalities are available, the only cure for long term pain-free and full mobility is joint replacement surgery.

In the last 50 years, the procedures have evolved to much higher reliable levels & current implants’ survival is around 15 years in the patient joints. Due to technological advances in science, medicine and bio materials, the designs in 2010 have moved to the HIGH PERFORMANCE knee implants which offer HIGH FUNCTION and LOW WEAR characteristics enabling the patient to undergo just one surgery for a life-time pain-free experience.

Due to the extended life expectancy coupled with active lifestyles of today, patients need more than just pain-free mobile joints. These patients want to get back their life in its fullest form and want to continue the freedom of movement enabling them to indulge in sports, travel, driving, trekking, sitting on the floor and socializing.

CEO of Sun Shine Hospital Dr.Gurava Reddy explains

The 4th generation knee sigma CR-150 is the most advanced design available in the world to meet these needs of the demanding population.

The CR-150 offers high level bone preservation retaining most of the vital natural bone, tissue and ligaments. Thanks to the bio-mechanical design advancements due to the software design simulators and other technological advancements.
HIGH flexion up to 150° which is as good as a normal person’s movement allowing a patient to do every possible normal activity like squatting, sitting on the floor and physical work as if one was back to his or her younger active days enjoying life to the fullest extent.

Long life of implant survivorship:- It is clinically proven that while the previous designs survived up to 15 years, the 4th generation knees are likely to survive much longer. The fact is the material advancement like cross linked poly inserts and the highly polished cobalt Chrome tibia bone base plates which enable tremendous 89% wear reduction in back side wear in addition to much less wear due to high level activities. After knee replacement surgery with CR-150, the western population has been able to get back to high level sports like skiing, sailing and mountaineering without any compromise.

Dr. Gurava also informs that Sunshine is the only clinical study center in India for CR-150.

Sunshine Hospital:
First of its kind in Andhra Pradesh , Sunshine Hospitals is an Exclusive (150) Bed Institute for Joint Replacement, Trauma, Neuroscience's & Plastic Surgery. Sunshine Hospitals with its tertiary level of super specialty care is striving to become the destination of choice for all discerning patients from within the country & abroad.

The Orthopaedic team at Sunshine provides full range of Orthopaedic procedures, treating everything from sports and work-related injuries, to the pain caused by arthritis, to broken bones and sprains and strains. Novel therapies including cartilage repair and regeneration procedures, hip resurfacing and unicompartmental knee replacements are all performed here, using both conventional as well as minimally invasive approaches.

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