KATRA, July 5 -- In a remarkable feat of modern medicine and compassionate care, two 88-year-old women have regained their mobility and independence after undergoing successful bilateral Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgeries at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Katra.
The surgeries, performed in February 2025 by Dr. Vikas Padha, a renowned Senior Joint Replacement Surgeon, were carried out on Ms. Asha Jalali from Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, and Ms. Haneefa Begum from the remote hilly region of Marmat, Doda. Both women were suffering from advanced osteoarthritis of both knees with severe deformities, rendering walking difficult and painful.
What makes this story extraordinary is the near-identical nature of both cases: t...