Arthroscopy to repair the cruciate ligament for a foreign patient

19/05/2022 14:37

Mr. E.A (35 years old, Egyptian nationality) has been living in Viet Nam for 3 years, came to Viet Duc University Hospital due to an injury 2 months ago after playing sports. In last 2 months, he has been visiting many hospitals, yet he believed and chose Viet Duc University Hospital – a special-class surgical hospital with leading experts specialized in Traumatic and Orthopedic Surgery to be examined and operated.

 

Associate Professor Nguyen Manh Khanh, MD, PhD – Vice President of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Institute, Head of Upper Extremities Surgery and Sport Medicine Department had directly examined the patient. Through clinical examination and sub-clinical examination results, the doctor concluded Mr. E.A had anterior cruciate ligament rupture, suspected lateral meniscus tear. This is a very common injury while playing sports, a typical trauma of knee anterior cruciate ligament.

 

Fortunately, 2 meniscuses of patient were not torn, articular cartilage was not damaged, both the femur and tibial plateau were intact, doctors decided to perform arthroscopy to reconstruct the knee anterior cruciate ligament “All inside” (All-inside technique) is taking only 1 tendon instead of 2, the diameter is large enough (8mm); the surgical drill bone is only 25mm, small incision helps to reduce pain after surgery. The operation went quickly in just 15 mins, the patient was completely recovering after surgery, had early rehabilitation to regain mobility and discharge after 3 days.

 

 

With facilities, professional specialties, treatment and examination qualifications equivalent to countries in the region plus low costs, in the recent years, Viet Duc University Hospital has diversified examination and treatment services, attracting majority of foreigners to visit for health check and care.