Visakhapatnam, July 25 -- Doctors at a private hospital here claimed on Friday that they have performed the firs -ever artificial ligament surgery on a young woman in Andhra Pradesh.
A 28-year-old woman from Visakhapatnam suffered a severe knee injury after a fall.
Unable to walk due to intense pain, she was admitted to KIMS Hospital in Seethammadhara, a neighbourhood in this South Indian port city.
Consultant Orthopaedist, Arthroscopic Surgeon, and Sports Medicine Specialist Dr. Srinivas G while sharing the groundbreaking case, said "We faced three major challenges in her case: she is a woman, she has a small physical frame, and she is obese.
"These factors made her a less ideal candidate for conventional arthroscopic surge...