Minimally invasive surgery: less pain,
more rapid recovery.
Traditional “open” surgery requires incisions
long and deep enough to allow the surgeon full access to
the problem area. The larger and deeper these surgical
incisions are, the longer and more painful it is for patient
recovery. Minimally invasive surgery involves small punctures
or incisions (often 2 inches or less) to insert a tiny
lens/scope which displays the patient’s interior
on a video monitor. Special surgical instruments are then
inserted in the small opening to perform the procedure.
Dr. Granatir employs Minimally Invasive surgery
techniques whenever advisable. These enable successful
results with patients experiencing less trauma and far
faster recoveries particularly with knee, hip, shoulder
and wrist injuries.
Examples are:
1. Minimally invasive Total Hip Replacement
2. Mini
open rotator cuff complete repairs with just a 2” incision;
3. Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament and meniscus
(cartilage) repairs of the knee microscopically.
4. Percutaneous fixation of wrist fractures (scaphoid)
to yield scarless repairs depending on the injury;
The practice of Dr. Granatir uses current,
proven technology in its offices and in surgical procedures
such as:
UNICOMPARTMENT KNEE REPLACEMENT
Dr. Granatir is a trained and certified Orthopedic Surgeon in the use of the less invasive Oxford Unicompartmental Knee replacement, for remarkably rapid recovery.
Please visit http://www.oxfordknee.net/patient/home.html
