Surgeons of Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur, have successfully corrected severe and longstanding deformities of the left knee in a 70-year-old man from West Bengal through total knee replacement surgery called Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
Disclosing this to the media, senior consultant and head of the department of orthopaedics K. Parthiban said the patient had a severe varus deformity, which gave his left leg a bow-legged appearance, an abnormal backward bending of the knee, caused by advanced osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition affecting the joint.
He also had severe osteoporosis, which had weakened his bones, along with significant bone loss and muscle wasting. The shin bone of his left leg had also partially shifted backwards and towards the outer side of the knee, a condition known as posterolateral subluxation.
Surgical intervention – Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) – involving knee deformities correction, managing the bone defect using a screw and bone cement, and using a tibial extension stem to provide additional stability was performed on him, Dr.Parthiban said.
Tracing the root cause for the deformity, the surgeon pointed out that the septuagenarian sustained an injury to his left knee about 20 years ago, which had not been treated at the time. Over the years, his knee condition progressively worsened, eventually resulting in severe deformity and restricted movement, he added.
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Published - October 07, 2026 06:26 pm IST