Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital has just successfully performed a total knee replacement surgery on a patient with severe osteoarthritis who had been unable to walk for many years. To successfully perform this complex surgery, due to the patient's advanced age and type 2 diabetes, Vinmec Hai Phong applied the most modern total knee replacement technique from the US, which has many advantages over previous techniques.
The most advanced total knee replacement technique in the U.S. offers outstanding advantages.
For many years, 73-year-old Duong Thi Xuan has had to sit in one place and needs someone to help her walk. The orthopedic specialist at Vinmec Hai Phong Hospital, who directly examined Duong Thi Xuan, said that she had severe osteoarthritis in her right knee and type 2 diabetes, so she needed to have total knee replacement surgery.
However, the problem is that Mr. Xuan is old, has diabetes, is susceptible to infection, and is in poor health, making it difficult for him to endure the pain of surgery. To successfully perform this complicated surgery, Vinmec Hai Phong applied the most modern total knee replacement technique from the US, which has many advantages over previous techniques.
The doctor explains that if a knee replacement is performed using the old method with an outdated prosthesis, it will have the limitation of cutting more bone, which affects the knee ligaments. Replacing the joint again will be more difficult compared to the previous procedure. The old technique also causes more pain after surgery, which impacts physical therapy and the recovery time post-surgery.
In Mr. Xuan's case, the doctor operated on his knee and replaced it with an American artificial knee using a small incision technique in total knee replacement (Persona joint). The difference in this type of joint is that it has all the joint sizes suitable for Vietnamese people's physique, so the part of the bone that was cut was less, and the new joint was closer to natural.
The post-surgery pain relief technique at Vinmec Hai Phong helps patients recover quickly.
An important part that determines the success and recovery of knee replacement surgery is the application of very useful post-operative pain relief techniques. Patients do not experience pain after surgery, so the ability to recover is quite fast. If there is pain after surgery, the patient will not dare to move or practice after surgery - a very important factor in post-operative recovery. Therefore, doctors have performed the technique of infusing pain relievers in the surgical area (knee joint, instead of infusing pain relievers throughout the body, to avoid negative effects on the patient
With the support of physical therapy, the patient was able to walk gently and even ride a bike to visit relatives. "Thank God and Buddha for bringing me to the doctor and the right treatment so I can walk again. Otherwise, I might still be lying in bed right now. My whole family is happy and overjoyed," said Ms. Xuân, emotionally.
Being able to move and do household chores may seem simple for many people, but for Mrs. Xuan, this was almost unimaginable in the past.
Reference information
Total or partial hip replacement is one of Vinmec Hai Phong's key specialized techniques in the field of orthopedic trauma. Vinmec Hai Phong's team of doctors is thoroughly and comprehensively trained in specialized techniques of orthopedic trauma such as joint replacement, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, ligament reconstruction, and bone fusion, ... The hospital owns superior facilities with the most modern and synchronized operating room system in the region: multifunctional orthopedic surgery table, C-ARM machine, and arthroscopic surgery system, ...
In particular, Vinmec Hai Phong is the only hospital in Hai Phong that performs pain relief techniques by continuously infusing anesthetics into the nerve trunk through a catheter, performed under a modern ultrasound machine from GE (USA), helping patients to quickly reduce pain, mobilize early, and practice effective rehabilitation; reduce hospital stays and save costs.
