There is good news for patients suffering from Osteoarthritis of the knees in the form of Unicondylar or Partial knee replacement (UKR), which was recently conducted for the first time in tricity at the Fortis Hospital.
Director and Head, Department of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital, Dr Harsimran Singh said, “This was for the first time that a partial knee replacement has been carried out, instead of the more common total knee replacement.”
Two of the first three patients of UKR whom Dr Harsimran operated accompanied him at the media meet including 66 years old Kashmir Singh from Mohali and 72 years old Bihari lal from Saharanpur.
Dr Harsimran said the timing of conducting UKR is the most important thing. “The joint to be operated should neither be too crooked nor bone quality too bad,” he explained. He said during the surgery, only damaged portion of knee is replaced, conserving knee ligaments and unaffected cartilages.