Fat stem cell treatment knee arthritis Chennai

This gentleman underwent key hole surgery pf his knee to remove torn meniscal fragments and also fat stem cell treatment. His symptoms of locking was relieved and he felt better 24 hours later. Stem cells derived from fat are more numerous than bone marrow. Fat is an abundantly available tissue and its harvest is minimally invasive. Fat can be removed from the thigh or abdomen under local anesthesia. It is a day care procedure. Patients may experience some discomfort on the day of the procedure but these symptoms disappear the next morning. Visit www.kneeindia.com

Platelet rich plasma is combined with fat derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) to yield Platelet rich stroma ( PRS). PRP is also administered for shoulder, elbow, heel and other ligament and tendon conditions in addition to knee, hip and shoulder joints. PRP, SVF, Bone marrow injections are orthobiologic conditions performed by Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam 

Routine Knee arthroscopy has no evidence of benefit

Routine knee arthroscopy has no benefit
Biological injections work better
Has your orthopedic surgeon offered you knee arthroscopy for a meniscal tear? Don’t waste your money on it. Even if it is not your money and insurance is paying for it, still you should not waste your time and effort on it.  A recent editorial from a leading Orthopedic journal opines that routine knee arthroscopy is a waste of time. This finding only re echoes a leading paper published in 2002 in the New England journal of medicine. Read the news here.

Instead biological injections will work better. To know more about biologicals for your case, get an appointment with drvenkat@kneeindia.com