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44-Year-Old Sikkim Engineer Gets New Lease of Life after Rare Hip Replacement Procedure at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

The patient with dwarfism measures 4’3″ and suffered early onset arthritis and dysplasia of the hip bone, restricting him from movement and curtailing his normal life With the hip bone too small, doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital implanted the rarely used smallest hip cup implant in the patient New Delhi, 5th Oct 2015: For almost …

Budget Reaction: Dr Rajeev K Sharma, Senior Orthopedic Specialist & Joint Replacement Surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

Dr Rajeev K Sharma, Senior Orthopedic Specialist & Joint Replacement Surgeon at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi says,   “The most notable part of the budget announcements on the healthcare sector is of course on the health insurance front. We have seen people lose their savings, become indebted and bankrupt to meet healthcare exigencies in …

Rare Bone Replacement Surgery Cures Uzbek Man of Unusual Cancer; Saves Disability, Amputation/ Disarticulation of whole lower limb at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

Dr Rajeev K Sharma, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics & Joint Replacement Surgeon Conducts Extremely Rare Form of Total Femoral Replacement Surgery on 24-year-old man from Uzbekistan.  The Procedure has Successfully Put the Man back on his Feet after 3 Failed Surgeries in his home country; Salvaging His Tumor-Struck Thigh & Circumventing the Eventuality of Removal of …

Joint Replacements: Giving New Lease of Life to People

Joint Replacement Procedure help thousands of people every year regain lost mobility and live daily lives with dignity and independence, writes Dr Rajeev K Sharma, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic & Joint Replacement Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi   Delhi resident M Khanna was 77 years old when he decided to go for knee replacement procedure. …

Why Knee Arthritis is Afflicting India’s Young?

On Bone & Joint Day, Dr Rajeev K Sharma, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics and Joint Replacement Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals blames lifestyle disorders for knee arthritis in young people   National Bone & Joint Day is observed on August 4 to raise awareness about disorders of bones and joints, their prevention and treatment   New Delhi, …