Doctors at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Pune performed their first toe implant surgery in India. A 52-year-old man, suffering from severe arthritis was the beneficiary. He had been enduring progressively worsening big-toe pain for years & could no longer wear most shoes because of pain and for him even performing simple daily tasks were daunting.
The doctors performed Cartiva synthetic cartilage implant live during the 10th Parekh Indo-US Foot and Ankle Surgery Conference by eminent surgeon Dr Selene Parekh, Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Specialist, Professor - Department of Surgery, Duke University, U.S.A. and Dr Sampat Dumbre Patil, Director – Orthopaedics, Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar, Pune. This 45-minute long surgery was relayed live to doctors and surgeons attending the conference at Suzlon Energy One Earth in Pune. The conference also witnessed another rare ankle replacement surgery was relayed during this very conference.
Osteoarthritis, a chronic, progressive musculoskeletal disorder is characterized by gradual loss of cartilage in joints which results in bones rubbing together and creating stiffness, pain, and impaired movement. The disease most commonly affects the joints in the knees, hips, hands, feet, and spine. It is often associated with modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors such as obesity, lack of exercise, genetic predisposition, bone density, occupational injury, trauma, and gender.
The doctors performed Cartiva synthetic cartilage implant live during the 10th Parekh Indo-US Foot and Ankle Surgery Conference by eminent surgeon Dr Selene Parekh, Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Specialist, Professor - Department of Surgery, Duke University, U.S.A. and Dr Sampat Dumbre Patil, Director – Orthopaedics, Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar, Pune. This 45-minute long surgery was relayed live to doctors and surgeons attending the conference at Suzlon Energy One Earth in Pune. The conference also witnessed another rare ankle replacement surgery was relayed during this very conference.
Osteoarthritis, a chronic, progressive musculoskeletal disorder is characterized by gradual loss of cartilage in joints which results in bones rubbing together and creating stiffness, pain, and impaired movement. The disease most commonly affects the joints in the knees, hips, hands, feet, and spine. It is often associated with modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors such as obesity, lack of exercise, genetic predisposition, bone density, occupational injury, trauma, and gender.
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