Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 7: Senior joint replacement surgeon, Dr Ranjit Singh proved how sound surgical skills of a surgeon can save a patient from the trauma of complications of failed surgeries.
An 80-year- old patient, hailing from Ludhiana, had undergone both knee replacement 15 years back and needed a revision knee surgery as the knee implant got loose. He consulted many surgeons for the same but none of them could assure him of good results considering the complexity of revision knee surgery, old age and existing heart ailment.
Then, the patient came to Dr Ranjit Singh with the hope that he might get a new life and Dr Ranjit did not let his hopes vanish and performed the surgery in the best possible way. The miraculous surgery was performed within one hour instead of the usual three hours and thus saved the patient from the complications which could have arisen like major blood loss, knee bone fracture, infection etc.
Many surgeons perform knee surgeries these days but only a few have the acumen of performing such complex and challenging surgeries like revision knee replacement and Dr Ranjit Singh is a trusted name in this.
The revised knee surgery was done so meticulously that there was not a single complaint to remind the patient of the complications arisen earlier from previous surgery. The patient recovered within a month and resumed to basic chores. The biggest challenge during the surgery was to reduce surgical time because of high chances of heart attack and heart failure during the surgery, as the patient was suffering from a major heart ailment and the only way out was to cut short the surgical time.
Dr Ranjit Singh, who has worked in the best institutions of India i.e. Shalby Hospital Ahmedabad, Apollo Hospital and Fortis Escorts Hospital, has received many awards and accolades for his research in joint replacement surgeries.
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