Three Ahmedabad-based orthopedic doctors on Sunday examined more than 120 patients down with acute knee joint pain at the prestigious Sewa Sadan in Daltonganj. Thirty per cent of the visitors were advised for knee replacement.
Trio Dr Nagpal, Dr Bipin and Dr Ankur were also of the view that weight lifters are more vulnerable to knee joint pains. They also said women who do kitchen job while standing are less prone of knee joint pain than those who sit on folded legs and cook food sitting. Suitable diet, exercise and yoga can be helpful to some extent but with the decay of bone the only solution is knee replacement, added the doctors.
One knee replacement may cost Rs4 lakh depending upon the magnitude of the bone decay added the team of ortho. The doctors agreed that financial support is a must for this kind of surgical intervention. The trio conceded that every one is not capable of meeting this expenses.