Orthopaedicians at the Osmania General Hospital, who held a health camp in Jangaon, operated on six patients in need of joint replacement surgeries — five knee replacements and one hip replacement.
Various departments in government hospitals were directed to hold the camps across the State to identify patients with health ailments. If a patient needs surgery, he/ she will be asked to visit a tertiary care centre in Hyderabad or nearest government hospital where the medical service is provided.
Head of the Orthopedics department at OGH, G. Ramesh said they held the health camp last month. “The surgeries were conducted on June 6 and followed by physiotherapy. The patients were discharged on Saturday,” said Dr Ramesh.
