Sportswoman from USA Recovers from a Torn ACL Injury at Indraprastha Apollo

Patient Name: Norma K

Patient From: USA

Condition Treated: Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

Treatment/Procedure: Torn ACL Repair Surgery

Doctor/Surgeon: Dr. Yash Gulati – Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

For a sportsperson, any kind of injury can be a major hindrance in his or her career. Same happened with Ms. Norma K. She is a regular tennis player in USA, loves this sport and has been playing it for many years. So, when an injury restricted her game, she had to get it cured at the earliest.

She visited a doctor, who advised her some scans which revealed that she had a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). This is one of the most important ligaments that keep the Knee bone stabilized. It connects the shin bone to the thigh bone. The most common cause behind this ligament getting torn is a sudden movement or stop during a sports activity and tennis is one these sports. She was told that in order to repair this, a surgery was required. Now, Ms. Norma was not insured and that is why it was very tricky for her to avail this surgery in USA.

She found out that the cost of the Torn ACL Repair Surgery was around $35,000-$40,000 in USA. On researching on the internet, she learnt that the cost of the same surgery was only $3,200 at Apollo Hospitals in India. All she needed was a plane ticket. Soon, with all necessary arrangements done, she was in India at the Apollo Hospital, Chennai, where she met Dr. Yash Gulati, an internationally reputed name in the field of Orthopaedics. He is a pioneer in this area and has multiple successful surgeries to his credit.

After studying Ms. Norma’s case history, she was recommended some tests. She says that the surgeon explained to her about the condition as well as about the surgery in detail. The hospital team helped her prepare for the procedure. Without further delay, he performed a Torn ACL Repair Procedure. With a very efficient team to help him, the surgery was handled in an extremely adept manner by Dr. Gulati. The post-surgery phase was totally trouble-free for her and Dr. Gulati was very particular about the follow-ups.

Soon, her physiotherapy sessions were started under the supervision of Dr. Gulati. This helped her a lot in improving her movement capabilities. According to her, everything was planned so well. She is thankful to everyone – be it Dr. physiotherapy team or the team of medical professionals, or the nursing staff – everyone was perfect. She is recovering smoothly and is looking forward to playing her favorite sport again.

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