The name of Manuj Wadhwa, M.D., head of the Department of Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali, India, has gone into the Limca Book of Records. His achievement? Performing 331 joint replacement surgeries in 31 days in March 2014. Wedhwa is a specialist in the reconstruction of adult knee, hip, elbow and shoulder joints as well as computer assisted and CT based surgery in arthroplasty.
Doctor Does 331 Surgeries in 31 Days
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Wadhwa studied at The Ranawat Adult Joint Reconstruction Fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, with C. S. Ranawat, the surgeon of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He also received specialty training in joint replacement at leading hospitals in Europe, the U.S. and in India.
Wadhwa recalled that when he was working abroad his parents asked him to serve the ailing population in India as they were ’our people first.’ “For me, the most rewarding moments were when patients would realize that the pain in their joints is now a thing of the past and they can go back to lead a healthy life, ” he said.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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