Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- In a groundbreaking achievement in advanced orthopedics and joint replacement, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, has successfully performed the first-ever 3D-printed titanium total talus bone replacement surgery in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The surgery was led by Dr Sunil Dachepalli and his team at the Department of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacements.
Addressing a press conference today, Dr Sunil explained that the patient, Pankaj, a 38-year-old businessman from Karimnagar district, had sustained a severe ankle fracture last year.
Despite surgical intervention, his talus bone lost blood supply, softened, and eventually collapsed due to a condition called avascular necrosis. This left him in debilitating pain and una...