A Severe Pain ‘Ruptured Knee Cartilage’ New Treatment Developed

A Severe Pain ‘Ruptured Knee Cartilage’ New Treatment Developed

2016/04/29 14:29

 

Medical staffs in Wooridul hospital said“It can be cured with suture screw, without knot”

(Seoul=Yonhap news) Aeran Kang = A new treatment which sutures without knot for cartilage rupture that makes knee pain developed in Korea

Sangsu-En who is the head of the treatment department of Seoul Gangnam Wooridul Hospital published on 29th about a new technology to suture ruptured back side of the half-moon shaped cartilage which is between two kneecaps has developed.

The research report appeared in the latest international scientific journal named “The Knee”

A ruptured back side of the half-moon shaped cartilage could be happened to Asians who have sedentary lifestyles, especially women who are over 50 years old. If you have a dull pain when you sit with your knees bended or go upstairs, this may be suspected.

The existing treatment was complicated to trim the torn parts, to make a hole at the bone to draw the thread, and it takes long time.

This new treatment which is needed to use suture screws takes around 30 minutes to have a surgery, and it makes their pain relieved and recovers their damaged area quickly.

He said “If you miss the proper time to have a surgery, the arthritis may be happened so that you need a big operation like an joint replacement surgery”, and emphasized “If you have a pain on your knees, since there is the easy and fast way of treatment, you should go to see a doctor right away”

 

 

 

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