With complex knee surgeries, Fortis Hospital Mohali restores mobility of a wheelchair-bound man ——The 34-year-old patient had undergone two surgeries earlier, but to no avail. Doctors now perform deflexion osteotomy and revision ACL surgery to restore mobility of the patient   

The Department of Orthopaedics at Fortis Hospital Mohali restored mobility of a 34-year-old disabled man, who had earlier undergone two knee surgeries, using advanced technology.

The team of doctors, led by Dr Ravi Gupta, Director of Orthopaedics (Sports Medicine) at the hospital, treated the patient’s unstable knee and corrected the defect through deflexion osteotomy and revision ACL surgery.

“The Patient was in extreme pain after sustaining a ligament injury in his left knee last year. He was operated upon in Mumbai for an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery.  Following this, he subsequently underwent another ACL revision surgery in Gurugram in January last. However, the patient’s knee remained unstable as the surgery did not yield the desired results. After six months of rehabilitation, the patient’s knee continued to remain unstable after which he finally approached Fortis Hospital Mohali”, said Dr Gupta.

“The medical tests of patients revealed high Posterior Tibial Slope (PTS) of 19 degrees – which was a cause of failure of earlier surgery”, he said.

The team of doctors conducted the complex surgery wherein the Tibial Slope was corrected through Deflexion Osteotomy and this procedure was combined with Revision ACL surgery – both the surgeries in one stage. This was done by using a new graft taken from the patella (knee cap) and upper end of the tibia along with patellar ligament.

“The surgery was successful and the patient started walking on the next day of the procedure. Following aggressive rehabilitation, the Patient was able to gain full movement and flexibility. Post two months, he is able to walk normally and has resumed his daily activities”, Dr Gupta added.