Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 11: A complicated surgery performed by a Fortis doctor has made a young 17 year old girl walk again after being severely crippled for 6 years.
At the young age of 11, Simran was struck down by rheumatoid arthritis and by time she reached adulthood, her bones were bent stiff to 90 degrees.
Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Director and Head, Department of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, who performed the surgery said that this case was technically challenging because she is very young and her bones and ligaments had progressively deformed to an enormous degree. We had to debate as to what technology and biomaterial to use, he added.
He said that in this path breaking one of its kind surgery, the challenge was how to restore flexibility and give the required decades of longevity of artificial joint considering such a young arthritic crippled patient. What makes Oxinium special is the fact that it is ideal for younger patients as it is scratch resistant therefore wears less and lasts longer, Dr Wadhwa, said, adding, that Oxinium material is 4,900 times more abrasion resistant than conventional cobalt chrome used as material for majority of implants available.
“To ensure that Simran went through practically negligible pain and recovered quickly, they conducted a computer navigating, bone preserving, minimally invasive small incision knee replacement”, Dr Wadhwa added.
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