RML Doctors Perform India's First 'Knee Saving Surgery' Using Patient's Own Tendon

• Doctors at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi performed India's first 'Knee Saving Surgery'.
• The procedure involved replacing a damaged meniscus in a 30-year-old patient's knee with a semitendinosus autograft (tendon) taken from her own thigh.
• This innovative surgery aims to prevent osteoarthritis and delay or avoid knee transplant for young patients, especially after meniscectomy.
• The patient had previously undergone surgery for a medial meniscus tear at another center but continued to experience pain, leading to the development of osteoarthritis.
• The surgery, performed on January 13, was successful, and the patient is recovering well, marking a significant advancement in joint preservation.

Why It Matters: RML Hospital doctors successfully performed India's first knee-saving surgery, using the patient's own tendon to prevent knee replacement.