Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam performs a cementless hip replacement in India. visit http://www.hipsurgery.in LinkedTube

Dr.Venkatachalam of www.hipsurgery.in performs an uncemented hip replacement. Hip replacements in India are offered for young patients with arthritis. LinkedTube

Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam performs an uncemented hip replacement. The patient has a neglected fracture dislocation of the hip. LinkedTube

A forty year old Nigerian lady crippled by pyogenic arthritis in infancy received a primary total hip replacement. This restored her mobility and gave her a new lease of life. It was a technically difficult procedure as the native acetabulum was dysplastic, the femur was high riding and had a small medullary canal. Primary hip [...]

Stephen Richeley, a British citizen resident in Uganda shows his rapid recovery after a Birmingham hip resurfacing surgery in India. His surgery was performed at a super speciality hospital by Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam. Visit http://www.hipsurgery.in Birmingham Hip Resurfacing India- British patient testimonial LinkedTube          

A revision hip replacement was performed for a retired Ugandan midwife. A cemented hip replacement done in 2004 had loosened. She had severe bone loss in the femur and moderate bone loss in the acetabulum. Dr.Venkatachalam performed an uncemented revision hip replacement. He used the Wagner stem and Trilogy cup from Zimmer. Allograft bone was [...]

A Nigerian patient sought a hip replacement in India. He was suffering from a neglected posterior dislocation of hip with avascular necrosis. He was given an advanced Ceramic on Ceramic hip. Although the US FDA only recently accorded sanction for ceramic on metal hip replacement, this procedure had been done by us since the last [...]

Hip replacement in neglected acetabular fracture Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam Consultant Orthopedic surgeon, Chennai, www.hipsurgery.in Acetabular fractures are often sustained in four wheeler accidents. Most patients are young. The ideal treatment is internal fixation in displaced fractures. In neglected fractures or following improper fixation, avascular necrosis and secondary osteoarthritis result. In such cases total hip replacement is required. [...]

Ankylosing spondylitis affects young men pre dominantly. The earliest manifestations are low back pain and gradually the disease results in hip pain stiffness and involvement of other joints. The spine is most commonly affected and can result in fixed deformities. The diagnostic tests for ankylosing spondylitis consist of blood tests, x rays of the lumbar [...]

Avascular necrosis is the most common cause of hip pain in the young and middle aged population. The most common reason is idiopathic or unknown. Other causes include steroid intake, blood disorders, fractures of the neck of femur, alcoholism. The disease is very common in the age group 20 to 50. Treatment options are 1) [...]