BATHINDA: A 13 year old girl underwent a successful complex cervical spine surgery at Max Hospital Bathinda recently.
Giving information, Dr. Gaurav Sharma neurosurgeon said that due to injury, the second bone of the girl's neck was fractured, due to which the patient's neck became crooked. Along with paralysis there was a risk of life. The patient required a complex surgery, which had to be performed at the junction of the brain and spinal cord, he informed.
Dr. Gaurav Sharma and his team successfully operated upon the patient, where not only the patient's neck was straightened but also the risk of paralysis was eliminated.
Dr Canny, assistant medical superintendent, said, “Max Hospital Bathinda is the only hospital in Malwa region to perform such complex surgeries. The hospital department is equipped with the latest technologies like endoscopic brain and spine surgeries, and endovascular neuro-interventional lab.”
The patients of Malwa region of Punjab and nearby areas are now no longer required to go to other cities for such treatment, informed Mohammed Uzair Shah Max Hospital GM.