Srinagar, Dec 10: Ujala Cygnus, in partnership with Amandeep B R Medicity, made a major medical breakthrough in the treatment of a complex case of bilateral congenital hip dislocation in a 20-month-old baby girl, which was diagnosed at a late stage.

A statement of Ujala Cygnus issued here said that she underwent a complex bilateral hip reconstruction surgery, performed by pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Sayim Hassan Wani, at Amandeep B R Medicity.

It said that the surgery involved open reduction of dislocated hips, femoral shortening, and rotational osteotomy, with pelvic osteotomies on both sides, followed by a hip spica cast for around 3 months.

The statement said that the surgery was a marathon procedure that took around 8 hours on each side, done at 3 3-week interval, and involved

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