Restore Knee Health withMinimally Invasive Arthroscopy

Knee injuries can severely impact your mobility and quality of life, especially when they involve key structures like the ACL, PCL, or meniscus. At Helios Orthojoint, Pimple Saudagar, Dr. Saurabh Giri offers expert knee arthroscopy using cutting-edge technology and a patient-focused approach, ensuring faster recovery and lasting relief.

What Makes Arthroscopy the Gold Standard for Knee Surgery?

Arthroscopy allows the surgeon to treat internal knee problems using a camera and small instruments inserted through tiny incisions. It provides high precision, minimal scarring, reduced pain, and quicker healing compared to open surgery.

Dr. Giri performs all arthroscopic procedures with a commitment to excellence and surgical accuracy, whether it’s ligament reconstruction or cartilage repair.

ACL Tear Repair with Fiber Tape Internal Brace

Preserving Your Natural ACL for Faster, Stronger Recovery

Traditionally, most ACL reconstruction surgeries involve removing the torn ACL tissue and replacing it with grafts from hamstring or patellar tendons. While effective, this approach also removes vital proprioceptive nerve endings in the ACL—nerve receptors that play a crucial role in knee stability and arthritis prevention.

At Helios Orthojoint, we offer a revolutionary alternative: ACL repair with Fiber Tape Internal Brace, where no original ACL tissue is removed. Instead, the torn ligament is repaired and reinforced with a fiber tape internal brace. This technique allows patients to preserve their own ACL, retain nerve function, and achieve faster recovery.

How ACL Tear Repair Works?

• The torn ACL is repaired directly without removing native tissue.
• A Fiber Tape Internal Brace (just 2mm thick) is used to support and protect the healing ligament.
• Unlike synthetic ligaments, this internal brace does not replace the ACL—it only provides temporary protection while the ligament heals.
• Because the original mechanoreceptors (nerve endings) are preserved, the natural reflex system that stabilizes the knee remains intact.

Benefits of Fiber Tape Internal Brace ACL Repair

• Preserves your natural ACL tissue and proprioception nerve endings
• Quick recovery – athletes can return to sports within 3 months
• Less pain, swelling, and muscle wasting compared to traditional ACL reconstruction
• No hamstring harvesting or large bone tunnels, making it less traumatic for the knee joint
• Reduced risk of ACL re-injury and knee arthritis in the future
• Patients report feeling more confident and stable because their own ACL is preserved

Internal Brace – A Breakthrough in Ligament & Tendon Repair

The Internal Brace is the biggest advancement in ligament and tendon repair in the last 30 years. It has completely transformed surgical outcomes, allowing both professional and recreational athletes to return to sports faster, stronger, and more confidently compared to conventional reconstruction methods.

This technique acts as a painless reinforcement during the crucial healing and remodeling phase of the ligament or tendon, protecting it while the body heals naturally. Unlike traditional reconstructions, the Internal Brace allows for immediate weight-bearing and mobilization after surgery—eliminating the long periods of bed rest and plaster immobilization.

Why Is the Internal Brace Better?

Supports the body’s natural healing: Surgery done within 4 weeks of injury (during the body’s repair phase) achieves stronger and faster healing compared to conventional reconstructions, which are usually performed after 6 weeks.

Immediate mobilization: Patients can walk and move the joint soon after surgery, avoiding the stiffness and muscle loss caused by plaster casting.

Stronger protection during rehab: As the patient increases exercise intensity, the repaired ligament grows into the mesh-like scaffold of the Internal Brace, preventing laxity, re-tear, or loosening.

Preserves muscle strength: Because no immobilization is required, athletes don’t lose the muscle strength built over years of training.

Faster recovery: Recovery time and return to sports or work can be reduced by up to 60%.

How the Internal Brace Improves Patient Outcomes

• Restores up to 100% of native ligament strength immediately at surgery.
• 90% of ACL repairs regain 90% function by 12 weeks post-surgery.
• AC joint repairs with Internal Brace avoid the 40% residual instability seen in traditional surgery.
• 100% of knee ligaments repaired with Internal Brace can bear weight the day after surgery.

Key Benefits of Internal Brace Surgery

• Enhanced healing & regeneration – Protects the repaired ligament and minimizes further joint injury.
• Faster return to work & sports – Patients regain function dramatically quicker than with conventional surgery.
• Gold standard technique – Now considered one of the best solutions for ligament repair and reconstruction.
• Reduced risk of arthritis – Helps minimize the long-term arthritis risk linked to conventional reconstructions.
• Stronger & more stable joints – Works like an “internal seatbelt,” making the joint more resilient post-surgery.
• Cost-effective – Shorter recovery time means patients can return to work sooner, reducing financial burden.

ACL Reconstruction with Arthroscopy

Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries are common in sports, road accidents, and sudden twisting movements. Dr. Giri restores joint stability by reconstructing the torn ACL using grafts from the patient's own tissue (hamstring or patellar tendon) through a keyhole approach.

• Minimal cuts
• Same-day discharge
• Accelerated physiotherapy program

Additional Information on ACL Reconstruction

1. During ACL reconstruction, the torn ligament is removed and replaced with a graft, which is secured into bone sockets using screws, buttons, or sutures.
2. Types of Grafts:
   1. Quadriceps Tendon Autograft: Large and strong tendon; less invasive harvesting; increasingly popular with excellent outcomes.
   2. Patellar Tendon Autograft (BPTB): Known as the “gold standard” graft; provides strong fixation but may cause pain at the donor site.
   3. Hamstring Tendon Autograft: Smaller incision and less invasive; less post-op pain but can cause mild hamstring weakness.
   4. Allograft (Donor Tissue): Taken from a donor; best for revision or multi-ligament injuries, with smaller scars and shorter surgery time.
3. All-Inside ACL Reconstruction:

   A minimally invasive, bone-preserving approach that uses fewer tunnels, leading to:

   1. Less pain and tissue trauma
   2. Faster recovery
   3. Better preservation of joint structures
   4. Reliable long-term outcomes

PCL Reconstruction – Regain Confidence in Movement

PCL tears often go undiagnosed but can cause long-term instability and discomfort. Dr. Giri uses advanced arthroscopic techniques to reconstruct the PCL with hamstring grafts, restoring knee strength and functionality.

Meniscus Repair – Preserving Natural Knee Cushioning

The meniscus serves as a shock absorber between your thigh and shin bone. Small tears may heal with conservative care, but larger or displaced tears need surgical repair. Dr. Giri uses an all-inside suture technique for secure healing and preservation of knee cartilage.

Important Points to Consider

• ACL reconstruction requires creating bone sockets for graft placement.
• If an autograft (from your own body) is used, the donor site also needs to heal.
• Recovery is typically longer compared to ACL repair with Fiber Tape Internal Brace, especially for athletes.
• Return to full sports activity may take 8–10 months after reconstruction.

Recovery Timeline & Results

• Return to daily activities: 4–6 weeks
• Return to sports (for athletes): 8–10 months
• Long-term: Improved joint stability, mobility, and function with reduced risk of re-injury

Why Choose Dr. Saurabh Giri?

• Extensive expertise in knee ligament and meniscus surgery
• Fellowship-trained arthroscopy specialist
• Personalized physiotherapy and rehabilitation guidance
• High success rate and patient satisfaction

Book Your Consultation

Ready to walk pain-free again? Consult Dr. Saurabh Giri at Helios Orthojoint, Pune, for accurate diagnosis and minimally invasive knee surgery.