RG Kar Achieves Eastern India's First Free Bone Transplant, Patient Regains Leg

• RG Kar Medical College Hospital successfully performed Eastern India's first bone transplant.
• Rizauddin Mondal, 31, from North 24 Parganas, received a deceased person's bone free of charge.
• His left femur was damaged in a 2023 accident; previous surgeries were unsuccessful, risking amputation.
• A bone was sourced from Chennai for approximately 2.5 lakh rupees, funded by the state health department.
• The surgery on February 17 was successful, and the patient is stable but under observation for acceptance and fusion.