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MLNMC takes big leap in vertebra surgery
MOTI LAL Nehru Medical College's Department of Orthopaedic, has taken a big leap in the field of advance surgery of vertebra, using a highly advanced "Kyphoplasty technique."
MOTI LAL Nehru Medical College's Department of Orthopaedic, has taken a big leap in the field of advance surgery of vertebra, using a highly advanced "Kyphoplasty technique."
The rare technique has been used for the first time in any medical college in the State.
A team of orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthetists, led by Dr DC Srivastava, performed the surgery on a 65-year-old woman Soorja Devi, using 'Gallini Kyphoplasty Sleeve' to remove tumor in the vertebra, with a little incision of 5 mm, leading to minimum trauma.
The woman, when brought to the hospital, was paralysed from both her legs. But, within 24 hours after the surgery, she started walking and would soon be discharged from the hospital, said Dr DC Srivastava, lecturer at Department of Orthopaedic.
Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Dr Srivastava said there was a loss of only 30 ml blood during the surgery. In this highly technical surgery, Gallini Kyphoplasty Sleeve was entered into the centre of vertebral body with the help of C-Arm or fluoroscopic vision. The high rpm small burr was used to remove the diseased bone from vertebra and the resected part was sucked out through the same Gallini Kyphoplasty Sleeve. The gap in the vertebral body was filled with bone cement or bone graft, he added.
"A minor mistake or disorientation in this technique can lead to life-threatening condition. Hence, a high level of technical skill is required to perform this type of surgery," he said.
Dr Srivastava said previously, for removing tumors like myeloma, plasmacytoma and hemangioma from vertebral body, major surgeries were performed by opening front of the body. This involved a major loss of blood, trauma and a long recovery period. It also increased cost of treatment for poor patients, he pointed out.
"But in the Kyphoplasty technique, trauma is minimum. The cost of surgery comes around Rs 10,000. It is also highly useful for the repair of collapsed vertebra following fracture and osteoporosis in old age. It is a boon for poor patients," he pointed out.
Dr Srivastava said the surgeons' team also included Dr Dilip, Dr Narendra, Dr Santosh, Dr Deepak, Dr Tarun and Dr Piyush. The anaesthetists who assisted in the surgery were Dr LS Mishra, Dr CS Joshi, Dr Nishtha and Dr Shiv.
