Dr Muthana Sartawi

The Innovative Way To Replace The Knee Joint In UAE

Dr. Muthanna Sartawi has developed a modern technique for knee joint replacement that preserves all the muscles and tendons surrounding the knee, for which he obtained a patent registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Moreover, Dr. Sartawi was able to develop an integrated treatment program for rehabilitation for the post-operative period, which guarantees the patient the lowest rate of pain and a high speed of recovery, enabling him to walk with complete independence and leave the hospital on the same day of the operation.

Artificial knee using 3D printing technology
Today, with the development of technology, Dr. Sartawi presents the latest medical findings in the field of joint transplantation/3D printing/the patient can now obtain an artificial knee identical to the natural knee. A CT scan of the patient’s knee is taken according to certain standards and this x-ray is sent to the manufacturer, which uses the latest programs to design the artificial knee and then manufactures it using 3D printing technology to be an exact copy of the natural knee.

The design and manufacturing process takes 6 weeks, and this period includes review and scrutiny by specialized engineers in the United States of America, and then it is sent to the doctor to perform a knee joint replacement operation using Dr. The innovative Muthanna Sartawi.