Knee Cartilage Diagnosis And Treatment

As the name suggests, this is a surgery that involves a single stage of knee cartilage transplant. Here, the surgeon takes a graft from a donor and replaces the patient’s damaged knee cartilage. Doctors at CTK also perform single-stage realignment surgeries to restore knee mobility and delay the need for total knee replacement. A single-stage knee cartilage transplant surgery takes lesser time as it involves a ready graft taken from a donor. This makes it suitable for patients who are not Indian residents and cannot dedicate a lot of time to getting treated.

This surgery involves two stages. During the first stage, the surgeon takes a graft from the patient’s healthy cartilage and grows it under controlled conditions. The second stage involves replacing the patient’s damaged cartilage with the grown graft. While the two-stage cartilage transplant surgery takes longer, it is more effective as it involves the patient’s own cartilage. It is suitable for local patients who are willing to give time for their knees to heal.

All orthopedic surgeons at Cartilage Transplant Knee focus on extensive post- surgical rehabilitation. We recommend at least 3 to 6 months of rehabilitation to ensure that your knee is fully recovered. Rehabilitation is all about teaching your knee to behave normally again. It involves performing the right exercises and giving your knee the right amount of rest after a cartilage transplant surgery. The ortho doctors and physiotherapists at CTK make sure you return to normalcy as effectively as possible with post-surgical rehabilitation.