Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery

Best Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery Service

Meniscectomy and Meniscal repair-Arthroscopic meniscal surgery is an minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat a torn meniscus cartilage in the knee. Either Only the torn segment of the meniscus is removed(Meniscectomy) or repaired using arthoscopic procedure(Meniscal repair)

What is Meniscus?

The meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disk that acts as a "shock absorber" between the thighbone and shinbone. It helps cushion and stabilize the knee joint. Each knee has two menisci—one on the outside of the knee and one on the inside.

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How do we do?

If you and your surgeon decide to move forward with surgery for a torn meniscus, you may have some tests in advance. For example, blood tests,ECG and chest X-ray can help determine whether you are healthy enough for surgery.
First, you receive anesthesia. Usually it will be a spinal anesthesia where only your lower limbs will become numb but you will be awake throughout the procedure.
The surgeon makes a few small stab incisions (cuts) in your knee called portals. The team then fills the knee joint with a sterile fluid. The fluid helps control minor bleeding in the joint and washes away debris, which helps the surgeon see inside the joint.
The surgeon inserts a tiny camera and tools called an arthroscope into the joint and look for the tear of meniscus and examine other structures as well.Then hedecide what surgical technique to perform:
Meniscus repair: The surgeon sews torn pieces of your meniscal cushion back together so they can heal on their own. However, because of tear type and blood supply, less than 10%of tears are actually repairable.
Partial meniscectomy: The surgeon trims and removes the damaged cartilage and leaves healthy meniscus tissue in place.

You will have a small dressing and be shifted to recovery area.Over all procedure will take time of an hour and half again It depends on various factors and not the same on each individual.

Benefits of Meniscal Surgery

Meniscus tear surgery can help:

Get you back to sports or other activities.
Improve mobility.
Make your knee more stable.
Prevent or slow the development of arthritis.
Reduce or completely relieve pain.

How do you know you have torn meniscus?

History of knee injury
Swelling and well-localized pain in the knee
The pain is made worse by twisting or squatting motions.
Sometimes a fragment of torn meniscus can displace inside the knee and cases Locking of the knee joint.
Not able to bend or straighten the knee completely
Not able to put weight on the limb and walk

When you visit us Our Surgeons will examine you thoroughly and diagnose the meniscus tear clinically

However we may ask for a MRI scan to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other associated injuries.

What are the treatment options for menical tear?

Many meniscus tears will not need immediate surgery. If your symptoms do not persist,If you have a small tear and you have no locking or swelling of the knee, our surgeons may recommend nonsurgical treatment.

Non surgical treatment includes Rest,Icing,physical therapy etc. When non surgical treatments fails you may need to consider surgical procedure

Who should consider arthroscopic surgery?
Surgery for a torn meniscus should be considered when
- The knee is "locked"
- The knee is persistently swollen
- The patient can not participate in normal activities,
- When Non surgical treatment fails
What happens without surgery?

The symptoms of swelling and pain may worsen, the torn fragment of meniscus will "lock" the knee, preventing all but a small amount of motion. This makes activities of daily lifedifficult.The small tears may become big and leads to early osteoarthritis
Types of surgery recommended

The surgical treatment for a torn meniscus is either to remove or repair the torn segment of the meniscus using an arthroscope and specially designed tiny instruments. Because only the outer 1/4 of the meniscus has blood supply, repairs are successful when the tear occurs in this vascular region of the meniscus. Tears in the non-vascular region are unlikely to heal and therefore are removed.
Implants We use

We use implants when we do meniscal repair.As we follow American standard techniques,All our implants are imported from United states of America.These implants are USFDA approvedand widely used worldwide for better results.

Risks and complications

As with any type of surgery, there are risks with Arthroscopic meniscal surgery. In general, surgery may cause:

Bleeding
Infection
Blood clots (DVT)
Knee pain
Stiffness in your knee

Is the Arthroscopic meniscal surgery a day care procedure?

Yes arthroscopic meniscectomy/ meniscal repair is a day care procedure you can go home on the same day after the surgery

Care at Home

Before Leaving Hospital
Upto 2 week after surgery
2 weeks to 6 weeks
6 weeks to 6 months

Before Leaving Hospital

Talk with your surgeon about any precautions you may have after surgery.

You will be discharged on the same day of surgery.You would be given a knee brace which avaids your knee bending.Your doctor advises to use ice packs to decrease the swelling and pain.

Upto 2 week after surgery

Your surgeon would recommend to change the dressing after 2 days of surgery.You will be continue using knee brace.Depending on the type of surgery your surgeon advises either to walk with full weight or not to bear the weight.

Keep your leg elevated above the heart level with a pillow below your legs always to minimize the swelling.Ankle back and forth movements are also essential to decrease the swelling and pain.

You will be advised Home physical therapy and you should be able to resume to your daily activities by this time.

2 weeks to 6 weeks

Continue Home physical therapy and try to gain your knee movements completely.Your surgeon would allow you to walk with full weight by the end of 6 weeks without the knee brace.Schedule an appointment with your surgeon at 6weeks.

6 weeks to 6 months

Continue physical therapy,you might have occasional swelling and pain that is common. Schedule an appointment with your surgeon he would examine your knee and advises on further care.You should be able to perform sports activities at the end of 6 months.

Our Outcomes

90-95% Success Rate

Pain free knee movements and prevent arthritis

4 to 6 weeks

To resume to normal activities

6 months

To resume to demanding activities like sports, Trekking, etc.

Less than 1%

Revision surgery and surgical complications

Why everybody recommends Eazy Surgery for knee replacement?

We provide the most full medical services, so every person could have the
pportunity o receive qualitative medical help.