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Apollo performs corrective procedure to treat meniscal tear on Guwuhati girl

Chennai, Dec 9 (UNI) Apollo Hospitals has performed yet another procedure that transformed the life of seven-year-old girl from Guwuhati, who was affected by an abnormal condition called Discoid
lateral meniscal tear on the knee.
Dr Vijay Kishore Reddy and his team successfully completed the corrective procedure on the girl Joyesmita Chando, who is the youngest kid to have undergone a complete keyhole procedure for
discoid meniscus in India.
Recognising sudden changes in their daughter’s walking condition, worried parents of Joyesmita Chando brought her to Apollo Hospitals from Guwahati.
The girl, who was fine like any other child, started experiencing severe pain in the right knee, with difficulty in walking and restricted right knee movements.
She had difficulty in sitting down, climbing stairs and playing for the past several months due to severe pain in the knee.
Medical intervention at Apollo revealed that she was affected by Discoid Lateral Meniscal Tear, a
rare abnormal condition in children.
The meniscus is a soft piece of cartilage that acts as a shock absorber to protect the knee. There
are two of these C-shaped pads in each knee and they are crescent-shaped. A discoid meniscus
is thicker than normal and has a different shape and texture. It is more likely to be injured than a normally shaped meniscus.
Discoid meniscus may never cause injury in some people, but some will face issues because of this condition, usually during childhood.
While a discoid meniscus is present from birth, injuries can occur with twisting motions to the knee, usually during pivoting motion or changes in direction while playing sports.
As surgical treatment was often recommended for this condition, the child underwent Arthroscopic lateral discoid Meniscus saucerization and repair which was done completely through keyhole procedure, with sophisticated instrumentation designed specifically for children.
Talking to reporters in a virtual meet today, Ortho surgeon Dr Vijay Kishore Reddy said “active children and teenagers sometimes can have structural injuries to their knees. The meniscus,
which is a shock-absorbing cartilage in the knee, can tear; often these painful injuries are treated surgically, using a minimally-invasive procedure called arthroscopy.''
The surgeons repair or trim torn meniscus cartilages, which could relieve pain and cure the injury.
In this case the child already had an abnormal discoid meniscus which had a tear.
After seven months of misery, her parents saw their child walking freely on the same day of surgery.
When she was discharged the next day, she walked through the hospital corridors all by herself without any difficulty.
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