HIP AND KNEE JOINT MUSEUM OPENS (Orthopedics This Week)
In a celebration of 30,000 joint replacements performed in the hospital—20,000 hips and 10,000 knees—the MIOT Hospital in Chennai, India, has established a museum within its premises called The Museum of Arthroplasty. Among the exhibits are models of prosthesis used over the years, including John Charnley’s prosthesis of 1963, which resulted in the world’s first successful hip arthroplasty. The founder and managing director of the hospital, who led the museum development, is P.V.A. Mohandas.
Barry D. Rosario, M.D., the director of the Centre for Knee Replacement Surgery and Computer Navigation, at the MIOT Hospital said, “Osteoarthritis is one of the main indicators for knee replacement, followed by rheumatoid arthritis and other causes such as post traumatic arthritis.” He said that many people under 40 are coming in for joint replacements. We need to ensure that the artificial joints last a lifetime and the patient does not get admitted again.”