Mohali surgeon devises new technique
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 2
Joint replacement surgeon Dr Harsimran Singh claims to have devised a technique that translates into lesser surgical time, lesser trauma, faster recovery and less post-operative pain.
The director and head, Department of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital, Dr Harsimran Singh will now teach this new technique to European surgeons where at the Aesculap Academy he has been invited to join in as the faculty member.
Dr Harsimran, who has been conferred with international honour for the new Modified Measured Resection Technique using Computer Explaining his technique, Dr Singh said the currently popular technique of computer navigation, called “Gap Balancing”, which provides accurate alignment and soft tissue balancing when the knee deformity was not very severe, was proving to be technically difficult and time-consuming for the kind of patient anatomy that Indian surgeons come across.
With the new technique of Modified Measured Resection, the average time of surgery in Dr Harsimran’s technique is 25-30 min as against 50-60 minutes in the old technique. In addition, the amount of tissue dissection required is also less, which translates into faster, painless recovery and better range of motion for patients.
Dr Med Hartmerth Kiefer from Germany said the technique of Modified Measured Resection would prove highly beneficial to Indian surgeons and patients.
