Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: A team of orthopedic surgeons led by Dr Sanjeev Gupta, Associate Prof and Head of Unit saved leg of a 48 year old BSF jawan who was suffering from osteosarcoma, a cancer of the femur bone by performing a very rare kind of total knee replacement at Department of Orthopedics, GMC Jammu the first of its kind to be performed in the State.
The conventional treatment for the same is amputation of the concerned limb but the experts put in their scientific knowledge and performed the limb saving surgery which has ushered a new era of orthopedic surgery in the State.
The team removed lower 4 inches of the femur bone which was engulfed by the tumor. The bone gap was replaced by a custom made total knee replacement implant tailored to the fit of the femur bone and knee joint of the patient.
According to Dr Anil Gupta, Prof and Head of the Department of Orthopedics GMC Jammu although joint replacement surgery which includes hip replacement and knee replacement is routinely being done at GMC Jammu but this kind of surgery is very rarely done.
“Knee replacement surgery is done for patients who have severe pain in the knees making it difficult for them to perform daily chores. Knee replacement is the only option when all kinds of conventional chemotherapeutic treatments, physiotherapy and braces have failed. It involves making a cut on front of the knee. The worn out painful parts of the knee joint are removed using special jigs and replaced by metal implants. Joint replacement surgery involves a team of Orthopedic Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Physiotherapists and Nursing staff”, he stated.
These innovative and modern techniques have marked a new horizon for the treatment of patients in the region.
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