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Robotic Knee Replacement vs Traditional: Cost Difference and Recovery Comparison

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  Our knees carry us through every step of life, from learning to crawl to childhood adventures to the demands of adulthood, along with body weight. Over the years, wear and tear, arthritis, injury, or age-related joint damage gradually makes even simple activities like walking, climbing stairs, or getting up from a sitting position painful. Then comes the round of medications, physiotherapy, and lifestyle changes. When these no longer provide relief, knee replacement surgery offers a new lease of life by restoring mobility and significantly reducing pain A surgical knee replacement can restore mobility and provide relief from years of chronic pain caused by arthritis or joint damage. With the progress in medical sciences, today, patients have two surgical options: traditional knee replacement and robotic-assisted knee replacement . Both procedures aim to achieve the same goal. They differ in terms of surgical precision, recovery and cost Why is knee surgery required? Knee replacem...
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TAVI Outcomes in the Elderly

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For an older person with severe aortic stenosis, the thought of undergoing open-heart surgery can be daunting. Age often comes with other health concerns such as diabetes, kidney disease, lung problems or reduced physical strength, all of which can make conventional surgery more demanding. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) , also called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) , has changed the treatment landscape for many of these patients. The procedure replaces a diseased aortic valve through a catheter, usually introduced through an artery in the groin, without opening the chest. More importantly, current evidence and guidelines support TAVI as an important treatment option for appropriately selected older adults with severe aortic stenosis. The 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines now recommend TAVI as the primary treatment for anatomically suitable patients aged 70 years or older with a tricuspid aortic valve, when transfemoral access is feasible.   Why Does Aortic S...
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Complex Valve Repair: Advanced Heart Valve Care at STAR Hospitals

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Heart valve disease does not always follow a simple pattern. A valve may narrow, fail to close properly, or develop multiple problems at the same time. Previous heart surgery, infection, rheumatic heart disease, calcification, congenital abnormalities and age-related degeneration can make treatment considerably more complicated. For these patients, deciding on a procedure is only one part of the challenge. The bigger question is which procedure is appropriate, and can the valve be repaired safely and durably? This is where a specialised valve team, detailed imaging and experience with both surgical and catheter-based procedures become important. Multidisciplinary Heart Teams and experienced heart valve centres benefit patients with complex valve disease. When Does Valve Disease Become Complex? Valve disease can involve the aortic, mitral, tricuspid or pulmonary valve . Some patients have a straightforward single-valve problem; others have anatomy or medical conditions that make treatm...
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