Bhubaneswar, April 26 -- AIIMS Bhubaneswar has introduced its state-of-the-art Robotic Knee Replacement facility, the first of its kind in Eastern India under the government sector.

Speaking about this achievement, Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Dr Gurudip Das said, "Yesterday we did the first robotic knee replacement in Eastern India. It is one of the first government hospitals in India where robotics has been used to perform the procedure... This is quite convenient for the surgeries that are easy, but with complex cases or with deformities, we are concerned with the level of success rate... I am thankful to the government of India, the Prime Minister and our Executive Director..."

Das expr...