Kulgam, Feb. 21 -- The Department of Orthopedics at District Hospital Kulgam has achieved a new milestone by successfully performing an L5-S1 TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion) surgery, according to the Medical Superintendent.

Dr. A.G. Raina, Medical Superintendent, said that a team of orthopedic surgeons, led by Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Towseef Ahmad Bhat, along with Dr. Aabid, Dr. Khursheed, and Dr. Danish, successfully performed the procedure on February 17. The surgery was conducted on a 33-year-old female patient suffering from L5-S1 spondylolisthesis, which had been causing severe pain in her back and left lower limb.

He further said that the anesthesia team, comprising Dr. Majid, Dr. Umer, Dr. Anees, and Dr. P...