What exactly is the “Zero Technique”? Total knee replacement with the minimum of every invasive step is called “Zero Technique”. This technique comes with many advantages. The first advantage is that the technique requires minimum surgical time. The surgery time required by Shalby’s “ O technique” is a mere 8-10 minutes – this is truly a revolution in the history of surgery. Another advantage is that this is a minimally invasive procedure – there is minimal incision leading to less exposure of body tissues. It has been proven that the combination of minimum surgical time and minimum exposure helps patient spend lesser time in OT and healing becomes faster .Within few hours of the surgery, patients are made to walk so as to ensure maximum flexion of muscles – this exercise also leads to confidence-building.

The third advantage is that of good flexion of the knee with quick post-surgical mobilization. Quick healing is assured with the help of a dedicated team of physiotherapists. Shalby also facilitates preplanning of implant selection, which aides instrument selection, anaesthesia and analgesic process in advance. Only superior-quality implants are used in the procedure. Another great advantage is the minimum intake of drugs required by the procedure – there is less consumption of painkiller and antibiotics leading to minimum drug-related side effects. There is not only less infection and side effects but also less blood loss. Being a painless procedure with minimum hospital stay, minimum exposure and quick healing, this procedure leads to less emotional and mental stress on both the patient and the family.

It goes without saying that this is truly a revolutionary procedure from Dr. Vikram I. Shah and Shalby Hospitals. Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad, founded by Dr. Vikram I. Shah way back in 1994, today enjoys the undisputed reputation of being the world’s largest knee replacement centre with over 65000 joint replacement surgeries to its credit.