Having to wait many months for the bone to heal before ligament surgery was once a nightmare for many knee injury patients. On July 15, news from Can Tho City General Hospital, doctors removed this "barrier" from a high-tech surgery.
Patient T.T. T.T (50 years old, residing in Thot Not ward, Can Tho city) was admitted to the hospital in a state of swollen left knee, severe pain and complete inability to move after a traffic accident.
After conducting the necessary paraclinical examination and MRI, doctors diagnosed the patient with 3 severe knee joint injuries: complex fracture of the outer tibia with the knee joint surface deeply subsided, completely severed anterior cruciate ligament and internal ligament of the left knee joint.
This is considered the most serious injury to the knee joint, directly threatening the patient's ability to walk if not treated properly and promptly.
Faced with the challenge, the team performed surgery combining tibial fracture with endoscopic support, and at the same time regenerated the anterior cruciate ligament and internal ligament at the same time. After 02 hours of implementation, the surgery was successful, opening up opportunities for rapid motor recovery for the patient.
Can Tho City General Hospital informed that the difficulty in performing this surgery is that it is necessary to calculate so that the joint tunnels when reconstructing ligaments and the screw system combined with the tibia bone do not collide with each other. Controlling the amount of endoscopic fluid on patients with tibia fractures is also important to avoid dangerous complications.
