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Rare joint transplant in Thimi hospital

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BHAKTAPUR, Sept. 16: The Korea-Nepal Friendship Hospital, Madhyapur Thimi, has successfully completed a joint transplant, a rare case in medical science in the country, for the first time in Bhaktapur district.



A team led by senior orthopedist Abhay Yadav accomplished the surgery of 32-year-old Krishna Kunwar of Panauti on Sunday, according to the hospital´s director Bhimsen Thapa. [break]



Talking to journalists after the successful completion of the surgery, Dr Yadav claimed that this treatment is considered a rare case in the country and was the first of its kind in Bhaktapur district.



Dr Yadav said that the health condition of Kunwar is normal after three-hour-long surgery.



Kunwar´s family source said that he was suffering from the disease for the past seven years and was unable even to walk for a month.



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