Rajkot: Even though he was only 22 years old, Vanda Vanda felt like an old woman.
As a child, he suffered pain in his left knee, which forced him to weaken.
As he passed the past, the pain was very tormenting that he begged the doctors to cut his legs.
At present, the smile on his face testifies about the relief he finally experienced from undergoing total knee replacement surgery.
And he might be the youngest patient not only in India but also the whole world has undergone this operation.
The doctor from Rajkot, who operated in three months ago, assessed all parameters medically to finally declare a successful operation.
Dr.
Umang Shihora, an orthopedic, said, “About 98% of patients who need a knee replacement have an abnormality of the varus (angulation into).
Vanda has a valgus deformity (outside circuit) and he is quite young.
When he first approached me one and a half years ago, I was hesitant because I didn’t want to put his life at risk.
However, he still insisted and we did surgery, which lasted two and a half hours.
“We looked through medical records and journals from all over the world, and realized he was the person The youngest who underwent a knee replacement.
Previously, the youngest patient was 25 years old from Uttar Pradesh.
“Clinical investigation revealed that Vanda, who came from Roghada Village Kutiyana Taluka, had hurt her knees when she was six or seven years old.” Because they belonged to the small village, the injury might be ignored.
It damages the structure that provides stability to the joints and causes the muscles that are wasting, “said Dr.
Shihora.
Vanda, a graduate in English literature, is currently pursuing her bed.
He has four siblings and his father is a cow farmer.” I started limping At the age of 10.
My family took me to a doctor at Upnela who advised us to undergo surgery after I was 18 years old.
When we approached the doctor after I became an adult, they refused to operate me because I was age.
I experienced an irresistible pain.
Month before surgery, I was ridden by the bed.
I asked the doctor to amputate my feet.
I am ready to do anything to get rid of this suffering, “he said.
His request pushed the doctors to operate it.” We waited three months before declaring a successful operation as a clinical follow-up was important.
We check parameters including how much pain and joint movements.
He is free from pain now.
However, he must undergo physiotherapy and treatment to strengthen his muscles, “added Dr.
Shihora.
Dr.
Sr.
Rao, a senior orthopedic surgeon from Rajkot, said,” In general, doctors do not prefer to carry out knee replacement surgery for younger patients Because the knees are changed to 20-25 years and then the patient must undergo another replacement surgery.
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