DAYCARE, FAST TRACK TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR) SURGERY? |Dr. Mayank Pathak

Total Knee Replacement(TKR) has been a time-consuming procedure with close to 3 hours of surgery and considerable hospital stay post-surgery. However, recent years have witnessed a growing trend in Daycare, Fast Track Total Knee Replacement procedures for ideal patient candidates. 

 

Fast Track TKR is a sophisticated procedure currently performed by only a few centers that have the necessary infrastructure and an expert team. With this new revolutionary minimally invasive technique in India, TKR surgery can be completed in just one hour with a cost reduction of close to 20 % along with reduced chances of infection. 

 

The Daycare TKR procedure involves using advanced surgical techniques performed with miniature instruments while administering regional anesthesia limited to the leg area. The miniature instruments used in the procedure ensure minimal cuts (incision), that together with regional anesthesia significantly reduces pain, trauma, infections, complications, and side effects usually associated with surgery, besides helping in faster recovery of the patient.

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