New Delhi: Doctors at Private Facilities with surgery include 3D print hip implants that are adjusted to the 60-year-old Tanzania woman when her pelvis is severely damaged, according to a statement from the hospital.
The hospital claims this is the first time such large implants have been used for hip operations in India.
Such customized implants are needed because the patient’s pelvic bone is severely damaged due to three previous hip surgery, a statement from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon said.
Surgery is done in seven hours.
The three failed hip replacement operations left very little bone support for new hip implants available.
Hip prosthesis lying loosely on the pelvis and the patient couldn’t even sleep because of the pain due to the constant irritation of the surrounding muscles around the implant, the statement said.
His legs were short times 6 cm due to pelvic bone damage.
In addition, he was also drained from his finances.
After securing the financial assistance needed from the government, he sought the opinion of Dr.
Subhash Jangid, Director and Head of the Bone and Joint Institute unit at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon.
After a detailed examination and investigation, it is determined that there is a need for custom-made 3D hip implants for the third revision of the hip prosthesis, the statement said.
It was the only hope for him to move again without support and lived a normal life, he added.
The team of doctors conducts this “difficult and challenging operation”, which takes around seven hours.
“This is the first time a large-printed 3D customized implant has been used for hip operations in India.
Such cases are very rare and complicated.
We have to do careful surgery from important ships and nerves that supply their limbs very close With old prostheses and embedded in scar tissue from previous operations.
Every damage to this important structure will have a disaster consequence as a paralyzed body or severe bleeding from the main intra-pelvic ships can threaten the lives.
We can save all important ships, nerves and The intra pelvic organ of the patient, “said Dr.
Jangid.
Senior doctor said the team did several tests and had some virtual discussions (due to the coronavirus pandemic) with the engineer team.
The last prosthesis came after 15 days with all certifications and quality checks.
“He began walking with support from the next day with the same limb length (his short legs abbreviated made the same as this operation).
The stitch was released after three weeks.
He began walking with the support of the stick after six weeks of operation,” said the doctor.
Immediately after, he was flown to his home country through special flights because of the pandemic situation, the statement added.