• Patient had a knee replacement surgery in 2005 and needed a revision Knee Transplant after 17 years of surgery 

• Patient underwent a successful Revision Total Knee Replacement (TKR) 

• The patient is oldest person who had gone for a revision TKR in India as per the recorded data till date.

10th February, 2023, New Delhi: In a rare feat, doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Shalimar Bagh performed a successful revision total knee replacement surgery on a 92 year old man, making him one of the oldest person in India to undergo revision total knee replacement surgery.

The nonagenarian underwent a revision total knee replacement surgery, 17 years after his first surgery, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh under the care of Dr. Palash Gupta, Director- Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement and his team.

A revision surgery is required when knee replacement no longer functions correctly.

Mr. Satya Swarup at the age of 75, in 2005, had undergone knee replacement surgery post which his knees were functioning well. However in the last 2 years, he complained of acute pain and progressive swelling in his knees which was impacting his mobility. Mr. Satya Swarup then came to Dr. Palash Gupta, Director- Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. 

After investigation and evaluation, Dr Palash Gupta explained to the patient that he required a total knee replacement surgery as the implant life had expired. Initially the patient and the family were hesitant to undergo the procedure considering his age and all associated co-morbidities which are usually present at this age, but since he was in disabling pain, he agreed to go ahead with the surgery.

Elaborating, Dr. Palash Gupta, Director- Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, said: “Revision surgery at this age is unheard of in India. This was quite a complicated surgery as the patient was 92 years old and had co-morbidities but thanks to the team and resources available to 

us at Max Shalimar Bagh, it was a success. The very next day of the operation, he was able to stand up and even walk”. 

Revision surgeries are always a challenge because they are much complicated as blood loss, tissue loss and bone loss had to be avoided to make surgery successful and lasting. Surgeon should be well experienced in revision surgeries as these are very uncommon.

The patient also commented, “At 92, I never thought I’d have the strength and courage to undergo a knee surgery, but I did it and I couldn’t be more proud of myself. All of this is possible because of Dr Palash and his team of dedicated staff that has taken utmost care of me during this difficult time in my life. ”

The patient was regularly monitored during his stay in the hospital and was discharged 5 days after the surgery.  

About Max Healthcare:

Max Healthcare Institute Limited (MHIL) is one of India’s largest hospital chain operators (considering only income from healthcare services) in fiscal 2023. It is committed to the highest standards of medical and service excellence, patient care, scientific and medical education.

MHIL has a major concentration in North India consisting of a network of 17 healthcare facilities. Out of the total network, eight hospitals and four medical centres are located in Delhi and the NCR and the others are located in the cities of Mumbai, Mohali, Bathinda and Dehradun. The Max network includes all the hospitals and medical centres owned and operated by the company and its subsidiaries, partner healthcare facilities and managed healthcare facilities. These include state-of-the-art tertiary and quaternary care hospitals at Saket, Patparganj, Vaishali, Rajendra Place and Shalimar Bagh in Delhi NCR and one each in Mumbai, Mohali, Bathinda and Dehradun, secondary care hospital in Gurgaon and Day Care Centres at Noida, Lajpat Nagar and Panchsheel Park in Delhi NCR and one in Mohali, Punjab. The hospitals in Mohali and Bathinda are under PPP arrangement with the Government of Punjab.

In addition to its core hospital business, MHIL has two SBUs – Max@Home and MaxLab. Max@Home is a platform that provides health and wellness services at home and Max Lab offers diagnostic services to patients outside its network.