No ICU, No Drilling, No Staples, No Epidurals: How a Chandigarh Surgeon Is Rewriting the Rules of Knee Surgery in India

With his proprietary RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique Dr Tarandeep Singh Gill Max Hospital Mohali is aiming to solve the one problem that keeps thousands of Indians with knee arthritis away from successful treatment the fear of knee replacement surgery and the hardships often associated with itMOHALI CHANDIGARH TRICITY India is estimated to have more than 15 crore people living with knee pain caused by arthritis a number larger than the total population of many countries Yet thousands of them never reach an operating room Ask any senior orthopaedic surgeon why and the answer is rarely about money or access It is almost always fear fear of the ICU fear of an epidural injection in the back fear of bones being drilled and fear of months of painful physiotherapy after knee surgeryThis fear associated with knee replacement surgery was the fundamental reason that Dr Tarandeep Singh Gill set out to overcome when he developed the proprietary RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique an AIenabled Augmented Realityassisted technologyThe real risk isnt surgery Its waiting too long says Dr Gill who has performed thousands of successful knee resurfacing joint replacement and sports injury surgeries in a career spanning more than 15 years including advanced training in Germany and leading institutes in IndiaEvery day I meet patients who have endured five sometimes ten years of knee pain because someone told them that knee surgery means an ICU bed and a rod drilled through the thigh bone With the RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique none of that is true anymoreAI Analysis amp 3D Mapping of the Knee Simple Yet BrilliantAt the core of the RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique is a deceptively simple idea perform the knee surgery digitally before actually performing it in the operating theatreBefore surgery 3D Mapping technology creates a personalised threedimensional blueprint of the patients knee During the procedure Dr Gill wears an Augmented Reality headset powered by Microsoft which projects this 3D blueprint including alignment axis cutting planes and implant position directly into his field of view with realtime AI guidance helping improve surgical precisionThe result is accurate implant positioning precise limb alignment and a knee that feels more natural Dr Gill addsSuch outcomes were achieved less consistently with conventional jigbased knee replacement surgery Dr Tarandeep Singh Gill highlights that Instead of adding new features it is what the technique eliminates from the overall knee surgery experience that is changing the patients perspective about traditional knee replacement surgeryFear Factors Eliminated A Patients Perspective No Staying Alone in ICUSince the procedure is minimally invasive and bonepreserving with reduced blood loss and shorter surgical time patients are shifted to their private room after surgery where a family member can stay with them for emotional support Most patients are encouraged to stand and walk a few steps within hours of surgery No Drilling into the Thigh BoneConventional knee replacement involves inserting a long metal alignment rod through the marrow canal of the femur To insert this rod the thigh bone has to be drilled using a motorised instrument The RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique uses digital AI alignment eliminating this requirement meaning no drilling less bleeding less postoperative pain and a lower risk of complications such as fat embolism No Epidural Injection in the BackModern multimodal shortacting anaesthesia protocols allow patients to avoid the painful epidural injection along with prolonged numbness of the lower limbs for 24ndash48 hours that can delay mobilisation No Metal StaplesWounds are closed using advanced cosmetic techniques with selfdissolving sutures and surgical glue eliminating the discomfort of staple removal CR Cruciate Retaining Implants Bone Preserving by DesignRather than removing large sections of healthy bone as in conventional total knee replacement using PS implants the RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique removes only the damaged cartilage and bone resurfacing them with smaller CR implants while preserving healthy bone and ligaments and keeping future treatment options open Faster RecoveryPatients report returning to morning walks climbing stairs and resuming family routines significantly sooner than after conventional surgery Faster recovery enables patients to enjoy a more active lifestylePatients Travelling to Chandigarh from Across IndiaThe approach is drawing patients from well beyond Punjab and the Tricity Dr Gills wards at Max Mohali now routinely receive patients from Kolkata Delhi Mumbai and several other states many of them elderly men and women who had resigned themselves to a life indoorsAmong them is Satya Prakash from Noida who underwent AIenabled RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing surgery after years of painAfter all these years I can finally walk without discomfort he says Dr Gill and his entire team gave me my confidence back I thank them from the bottom of my heartStories like his grandparents lifting their grandchildren again morning walkers returning to their routes and retirees planning family trips have become the most persuasive endorsement of the technique spreading largely through word of mouth from what the hospitals corridors have come to call its Happy PatientsAbout Dr Tarandeep Singh GillDr Tarandeep Singh Gill is Director ndash Orthopaedics amp Joint Replacement at Max Super Speciality Hospital Mohali Chandigarh Tricity and the Founder and Pioneer of the RoboLens FT3D Knee Resurfacing Technique Trained in advanced joint replacement in Germany and India he has over 15 years of experience and thousands of successful surgeries to his creditFor Appointments91 62395 89197 91 82880 15106 91 73476 37838LocationMax Super Speciality Hospital Mohali Chandigarh TricityDisclaimer MidDay holds no responsibility or liability for any direct indirect implied punitive special 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