Orthopaedic Health Guides
Clear, practical explanations of the conditions and operations we treat — written to help you decide, not to sell you surgery.
Total Knee Replacement: What to Expect Before, During and After Surgery
If your knee pain no longer responds to medication and physiotherapy, replacement surgery may be on the table. Here is what the operation actually involves, from the first consultation to walking unaided.
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Robotic-Assisted Knee Replacement: How It Differs from Conventional Surgery
Robotic knee replacement is widely advertised and widely misunderstood. The robot does not perform your surgery. Here is what it actually changes, and what it does not.
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Partial vs Total Knee Replacement: Which One Do You Need?
Not every arthritic knee needs the whole joint replaced. If only one compartment is worn, a partial replacement may preserve more of your natural knee — but only some patients qualify.
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Knee Replacement Recovery Timeline: Week by Week
Recovery after knee replacement is predictable in shape but variable in pace. Here is what most patients experience, week by week, and the warning signs that need a call.
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Slipped Disc: Causes, Symptoms and How It Is Actually Treated
A slipped disc sounds alarming, and the name is misleading — nothing actually slips. Most cases improve without surgery. Here is what is really happening and what helps.
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Chronic Back Pain: When to Stop Waiting and See a Specialist
Back pain is so common that people normalise it for years. Some of it genuinely does settle on its own — but certain patterns should not be waited out.
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Spine Surgery Explained: Discectomy, Decompression and Fusion
Spine surgery is not one operation. Discectomy, decompression and fusion solve different problems, and knowing which one is proposed — and why — changes the conversation with your surgeon.
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Sciatica: Why Your Leg Hurts When the Problem Is in Your Back
Sciatica describes pain travelling down the leg along the sciatic nerve. The pain is in your leg; the cause is almost always in your spine.
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ACL Tear: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Whether You Really Need Surgery
A pop, immediate swelling and a knee that gives way. ACL tears are common in cutting and pivoting sports — but not every torn ACL needs an operation.
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ACL Reconstruction: Graft Choices and What Actually Happens in Surgery
ACL reconstruction does not repair the torn ligament. It replaces it with a graft. Which graft is used affects your recovery, and it is worth understanding the trade-offs.
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Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Realistic Timeline
The graft is fixed on day one. The reason you wait nine to twelve months has nothing to do with the surgery and everything to do with biology and control.
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Knee Arthroscopy: What Keyhole Surgery Can and Cannot Fix
Keyhole knee surgery is one of the most performed orthopaedic operations in the world — and one of the most over-performed. Here is where it genuinely helps.
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Common Sports Injuries in India and How They Are Actually Treated
Cricket, badminton, football and gym training produce fairly predictable injuries. Knowing which ones need a doctor and which need patience saves a lot of lost time.
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Meniscus Tear: Repair, Trim or Rehabilitation?
The meniscus is the knee's shock absorber, and how a tear is treated has consequences that play out over decades — not just weeks.
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Shoulder Dislocation and Rotator Cuff Injuries in Athletes
The shoulder trades stability for mobility. That trade-off is why it dislocates more easily than any other joint, and why recurrence is so common in young athletes.
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Knee Osteoarthritis: Symptoms, Stages and Treatment Options
Knee arthritis is not a single condition with a single answer. Treatment depends far more on how much it limits your life than on what the X-ray shows.
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When Is the Right Time for Knee Replacement Surgery?
Waiting too long has real costs; operating too early wastes implant life. Here is how surgeons actually weigh the timing decision.
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How Robotic Assistance Improves Implant Alignment in Joint Replacement
Alignment is the least glamorous and most important part of a joint replacement. It is also the thing robotic assistance most reliably improves.
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Fracture Care: How Bones Heal and What Affects Recovery
Bone is one of the few tissues in the body that heals by regenerating rather than scarring. Understanding that process explains most of the advice you are given.
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2 articlesSpine Care
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5 articles- ACL Tear: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Whether You Really Need Surgery
- ACL Reconstruction: Graft Choices and What Actually Happens in Surgery
- Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Realistic Timeline
- Common Sports Injuries in India and How They Are Actually Treated
- Shoulder Dislocation and Rotator Cuff Injuries in Athletes
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