The Knee Replacement Unit at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai offers most comprehensive care to a full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions related to knee. Our team of well-trained knee replacement surgeons provides comprehensive care to address the most common to the rarest complications while evaluating all types of knee conditions and treating chronic knee pain.
We follow a patient-centric multidisciplinary approach to treat a wide range of knee conditions using the latest technology and state-of-the-art procedures like minimally invasive surgery or computer-assisted navigation for orthopaedic surgery. Thereby, providing better outcomes and, in some cases, faster recovery time for our patients. Our team of extremely experienced surgeons focuses on providing every patient with high-quality care and advanced treatment modalities, which are at par with industrial excellence.
What is a Knee Joint?
A knee in a human body is a complicated joint that connects the thigh bone (femur) to the leg bone (tibia) and the kneecap (patella) is articulated with the femur. Normally, joint surfaces of bones are lined with a layer of cushion called articular cartilage, which ensures movement with minimum friction. Other specialised structures inside a knee like meniscus help in the motion of a knee and act as shock absorber.
What causes Knee Pain?
During the incidences when knee cartilage gets worn out, it results in painful movements and makes the surface of the joints rough. However, as a person ages, joint cartilage usually wears leading to os-teoarthritis and some other types of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, post-injury arthritis, etc