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MODERN HIP-JOINT SURGERY PERFORMED AT VIKRAM HOSPITAL
Uthaiah, a former employee of JK Tyres, aged 52, benefited from the modern Birmingham hip-joint Resurfacing surgery, performed for the first time in Vikram Hospital in Yadavagiri here.
Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. B.R. Prashanth, who performed the surgery on Feb. 5, disclosed the above at a press meet in the hospital yesterday, Uthaiah was the fourth patient in Karnataka to undergo the benefit of the modern surgery on hip joint, Dr. Prashanth disclosed.
The patient was suffering from persistent pain in the hip and not responding to pain killers or physiotherapy for some years, with limitation of movements due to arthritis, Dr. Prashanth explained.
The surgery performed at Vikram Hospital was routinely available, he said and added that it was superior to conventional hip joint replacement surgery, because the patient receiving the modern treatment could sit or squat on floor and also take to sporting activities. Patients treated with conventional surgery of the hip joint cannot sit cross-legged or use Indian-style toilet, Dr. Prashanth said.
Modern surgery, which costs Rs. 1.10 lakh plus hospital charges is less painful and minimally invasive, he explained.
Patients with rheaumatoid arthrities, osteo and hip problems right from their birth can benefit from the surgery, he said.
Dr. Prasanth did his fellowship in hip-joint surgery at Birmingham city Hospital, UK, under the guidance of Dr. Roman Tracey, the inventor of the surgery.
# Posted : Saturday, February 11, 2006
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