First Elbow Replacement Surgery in the State performed at Sahara Hospital
Surgery very beneficial to Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients - Dr. Prasoon Kant Shamshery, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sahara Hospital, Ex-Consultant, AIIMS
Lucknow, June 25, 2009: Sahara Hospital, the Multi-disciplinary, Super–Specialty, Tertiary Care Hospital of the city successfully performed state’s first Elbow Replacement Surgery. The surgery was performed on the left elbow of a 20 year old computer engineer.
Due to a childhood injury, the left hand elbow of the patient was severely deformed and extremely bent. Moreover, the elbow had got fused and completely restricted the movement of the hand because of which, the patient was unable to eat or dress himself and also found it difficult to use computers. The deformity was progressively increasing with his age. Consequently, the patient went to numerous places like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai etc., in search of a remedy for his ailment but ultimately found solace at Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, where, his deformity was finally corrected and a total elbow replacement was done by Dr. Prasoon Kant Shamshery ( Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sahara Hospital), in assistance of Dr. A. S. Pandey (Asst. Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr. Gaurav (Asst. Orthopaedic Surgeon) and Dr. Sandeep Pawar (Anaesthetist).
This intricate surgery involved ‘Conrad – Morrey’s semi constrained elbow prosthesis’, whereby, initially, the patient’s fused bones were separated while protecting the nerves and arteries around the elbow. The medullary cavity of bones were reamed and washed with pulsatile lavage. Thereafter, the prosthesis was inserted into the bones using bone cement and a joint was connected. The whole surgery was done in an ultra modern Operation Theatre with laminar flow which eliminates the possibility of infection. This prosthesis allows full movement of the elbow joint. The patient was given a PCA pump to eliminate pain because it allows him to have pain relief, all by himself. This also allowed immediate movement of the operated elbow.
‘Conrad – Morrey’s semi-constrained elbow prosthesis’ was invented by Mayo Clinic of the U.S.A. and is today known to be ‘Gold Standards’ worldwide. Soon after the surgery, the patient was in a position to move his elbow without any difficulty.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. H. P. Kumar, Director (Health), Sahara Hospital said, “The Orthopaedic Centre of Sahara Hospital has highly trained and skilled specialists in the field of trauma of musculo-skeletal system, sports medicine, adult and paediatric reconstructive surgeries, spinal surgeries, minimally invasive procedures, arthritis, paediatric orthopaedics, osteoporosis and bone related diseases.”
Commenting on the surgery Dr. Prasoon Kant Shamshery, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sahara Hospital and Ex-Consultant, AIIMS, said, “This latest advancement in surgery is very beneficial to Rheumatoid Arthritis patients who very commonly have destroyed joints. The patient, who cannot move his joints, be it elbow, fingers, shoulders, ankle etc., after this surgery, can immediately resume his life as a normal person. Moreover these types of prosthesis implants are safe, very economical and offers effective cure for such deformity.”
He further said, “With the advancement in medical science now a days lots of things are possible. Besides the common Knee and Hip Replacement surgeries, we are conducting Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Ankle, Finger joints replacements, revision of loose joints surgeries as well as correcting neglected trauma, limb salvage in bone tumors, key-hole surgery of knee, ankle, wrist, shoulder and deformed limbs”.
About Sahara Hospital
Sahara Hospital is a 554 bedded, Multi-Disciplinary, Super Speciality Tertiary Care Hospital at Lucknow. With the objective of setting a benchmark of excellence in advanced, hi-tech and multi-disciplinary medical services in Asia, the hospital will provide high-quality tertiary care facilities affordable to all the strata of the society in congenial atmosphere.
Sahara Hospital is a project of Sahara India Medical Institute Limited (SIMIL) a subsidiary of Sahara Prime City Limited.
