Kim Hyeong-sik, director of Seoul Bareun World Hospital, invited Yanji City Hospital in China… Artificial joint surgery training

Director Kim Hyeong-sik of Seoul Bareun World Hospital announced that he visited China at the invitation of Yanji City Hospital in China and demonstrated knee artificial joint surgery and taught the method.

Director Kim Hyeong-sik has been invited to Yanji City Hospital in China since 2019 and has been giving special lectures and demonstrating knee replacement surgery for Chinese medical staff. In addition, by signing an official business agreement with Yanji City Hospital in China in 2019, we are collaborating to improve mutual medical health and medical services, such as medical technology and academic exchange and patient treatment cooperation in the field of spine and joint treatment.

Based on the agreement, Director Kim was invited by Yanji City Hospital in China again this year and stayed for two days from March 22nd (Friday) to 23rd (Saturday) to engage in various activities.

In the presence of overseas medical staff and Yanji City Hospital orthopedic medical staff, Director Kim demonstrated treatment and surgery for ▲ total knee artificial joint replacement surgery and ▲ shoulder rotator cuff tear treatment, passing on the methods and sharing know-how. In addition, about 30 seriously ill patients who wanted to be treated by Director Kim Hyeong-sik were treated on site.

Knee degenerative arthritis refers to a disease in which inflammation occurs and cartilage degenerates due to repeated use of the joint along with aging. Since it is a joint that plays a role in supporting body weight, it can also get worse if you are obese, so you need to manage your weight and maintain correct posture. This can be divided into early, middle, and late stages depending on the degree of joint degeneration, and is divided into stages 1 to 4 depending on the degree. In the early stages, pain can be controlled by improving lifestyle habits and weight management, but in the middle stage (stages 2 and 3), the cartilage is somewhat worn down, so there is pain when walking or climbing stairs, and the knee area may also swell. It can be managed through non-surgical methods such as physical therapy, drug therapy, injection therapy, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

However, stage 4, which is the terminal stage in which degeneration has progressed so much that the existing cartilage is almost completely worn away, causes chronic knee pain. Not only is it difficult to walk properly, but in severe cases, the legs may be deformed into an O shape. In this case, knee replacement surgery is inevitable. Artificial joint surgery is a surgery that removes the remaining inflamed area and the existing cartilage that has lost its function and replaces the area with an artificial joint. The important thing is to cut it in detail and insert an artificial joint that fits the knee perfectly to create a knee that looks like your own. At the same time, correct lower extremity alignment is created to enable normal walking without pain.

Seoul Bareun World Hospital Director Kim Hyeong-sik has been visiting overseas medical institutions since 2019 and has played a pioneering role in the field of knee replacement surgery. Based on the know-how and clinical experience accumulated over a long period of time, we visited Yanji City Hospital in China, which was invited this time, to request appropriate treatment and precautions for patients in need of treatment, and to share various surgical cases with medical staff in the joint field and provide precise surgery. and introduced and educated on the safe total artificial joint replacement surgery process.

Director Kim Hyeong-sik said, “Thanks to the consistent invitations from China’s Yanji City Hospital, we were able to successfully complete the lecture and surgery demonstration this year,” adding, “As there are many overseas patients who are in medical blind spots, we will be able to share our medical skills and know-how with overseas medical staff.” “We will continue to work hard to ensure that all patients can lead healthy lives by passing on information to others and exchanging information.”

Reporter Choi Jong-beom [email protected]

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