India, Aug. 7 -- SMPL

New Delhi [India], August 7: Amrita Hospital, Faridabad has successfully performed North India's first shoulder revision surgery using a Human Dermal Allograft (HDA) patch--a procedure commonly practiced in Western countries but rarely attempted in India. The surgery was conducted on 5th June 2025 on 28-year-old Vasu Batra from Faridabad, who had previously undergone a Bankart repair in 2021 to address recurrent shoulder dislocations. As the earlier surgery failed and his condition deteriorated, the revision procedure was planned to address both bone loss and extensive muscle damage.

"This was an extremely complex case involving both bone loss and soft tissue damage. Because the joint socket had worn down and the s...