TKMCH performs two knee replacement surgeries
Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital has successfully performed two free knee replacement surgeries for elderly patients. The procedures were covered under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Insurance Scheme, highlighting the hospital's capacity for complex orthopaedic care.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the accessibility of advanced medical procedures for low-income populations through government-funded healthcare schemes.
The doctors of Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital successfully performed two knee replacement surgeries on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Dean, TKMCH, Ebenezer Joel Kumar said the orthopaedic surgery department of TKMCH, which was giving all kinds of treatment for orthopaedic complications and hence has conducted 421 surgeries so far, successfully performed two knee replacement surgeries on Tuesday.
Patients Subbulakshmi, 54, of Thoothukudi and Solaiyappan, 74, of Vilathikulam, who were suffering from acute pain in the knee due to age, could not walk. After a range of investigations, free knee replacement surgeries were done on Tuesday, which could have cost anywhere between ₹2.50 lakh and ₹4 lakh in private hospitals.
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