Dr Santosh Teli also shares his expertise and serves as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to various other renowned hospitals in Pune like Sahyadri Hospital, Inamdar Hospital, O.M. Accident & Orthopaedic Hospital.

He has served as a Lecturer to multiple C.M.E.s conducted on Orthopaedic Surgery. When not in his medical apron (off-work), you will find Dr Teli educating and explaining patients and senior citizens about “Bone Health”.

FAQ’s

1) What is Orthopedics?

Orthopaedics is a medical speciality focused on the diagnosis, treatments of disorders, and injuries in muscles, bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves.

2) What is Arthritis?

Arthritis means “joint inflammation” which refers to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases and other conditions that causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition that damages the lining around the joints while destroying our bone, tissue, and joints.

Osteoarthritis refers to a progressive condition that refers to causing damage to the bone cartilage around the ends of the bones. It is most common in the hip, knees, and spine.

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3) What is Bursitis?

Bursitis refers to an inflammation or irritation of a bursa (a fluid-filled sac located around the joints). It causes a reduction in your movement and regular activities. Typically, Bursitis occurs in the hip, heels, knee, shoulder, and thumb. Visit Alpha Hospital to know more about Orthopaedic treatment in Wakad.

4) What are Cartilage, Ligaments, and Tendons?

Cartilage is a soft, rubbery, gel-like coating at the ends of bones where they articulate and protects your joint and bones from any shock.

A ligament is an elastic band of tissue that connects bone to bone and offers stability to the joint.

A tendon is a band of tissue that connects our muscles from the bones.

5) What do you mean by spinal instability or spondylolisthesis?

Spinal instability refers to excessive movement of the vertebrae, which results in a misalignment of the vertebrae. If left untreated, this misalignment can also cause spinal stenosis and pinched nerves.

6) What is Tendonitis?

It refers to an inflammation or irritation caused in the tendons. A series of acute injury, overuse or misuse of the ligaments can result in pain, swelling, and stiffness around the tendons, causing tendonitis.

7) What is a Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)?

The traditional spine surgery gets performed through large incisions of about two to six inches with extensive muscle dissection and spinal exposure. The conventional method had more risks and complications associated with the healing process and side effects. The MISS offers many advantages to the patients such as faster healing process, less post-operative pain, small incisions, and less surgical complications.

Visit Alpha Hospital to know more about Arthroscopic treatment in Wakad. Dr Santosh Teli, Chief Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon in Pune along with his professional staff members, will address your problem to help you get rid of the pain and discomfort associated with spine problems.

If any of your questions weren’t answered in the list, feel free to call us for more information about Orthopaedic surgery, treatments, and post-operative tips.