December 22, 2024A British mountaineer with a shoulder problem joins the legion of foreigners arriving in Chennai for healthcare. Delays in U.K., cost factor lead Mark Carr to India CHENNAI: The prospect of a long wait for undergoing surgery on his painful shoulder, some quick calculations on the cost factor and a Google search led…
December 22, 2024http://www.thehindu.com/2005/02/08/stories/2005020812550600.htm Date:08/02/2005 CHENNAI, FEB. 7. Arthroscopy is a less painful and cheaper option for treating damaged knee cartilages than surgery, but rehabilitation takes longer, says consultant orthopaedic surgeon, A.K. Venkatachalam. Shock absorbers People suffering from knee pain are generally referred for surgery, but this may not be required. An MRI scan can reveal…
December 22, 2024The Hindu 06 March 2006 Date:06/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/06/stories/2006030614940500.htm ——————————————————————————– Tamil Nadu – Chennai American in city for knee surgery Staff Reporter James Spark is 59-year-old mountaineer CHENNAI: When grave injuries to his knee and shoulder cast a cloud over his passion for mountaineering, James Spark logged onto the Web from his U.S. home…
December 22, 2024New York church official gets rid of arthritis pain in Chennai Bilateral TKR”s were performed for Mr.GW,a New York Church official. His recovery has been smooth. http://www.healthnews-stat.com/?id=508
December 22, 2024http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B6815280B%2DE697%2D45CD%2DB4A4% 2D840A05598BDA%7D&CATEGORYNAME=Chennai Chennai,May 29: A ”high flex” total knee replacement was done recently on a 69-year old Osteo-arthritis afflicted British woman through a ”minimally invasive operation”, at a city hospital here, the doctor, who performed the surgery, said today. “The woman, Mary Carmichael was able to walk with a frame, bend and touch…
December 22, 2024http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Health/Expatriate_Britons_head_to_India_for_knee_replacements_102944.html
December 22, 2024Woman specific knee The “Gender specific Knee” a High flex knee replacement implant specially designed for women was introduced for the first time in South India in Chennai at the Bharathiraja hospital by Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam, consultant Orthopaedic surgeon. The patient is a 43 year old South Indian housewife who has been suffering from bilateral…
December 22, 2024http://www.pr-inside.com/oxinium-knee-implant-promises-longevity-for-r971443.htm
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