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See Photos: Team Of Doctors At Orthopedic Hospital In Sokoto Successfully Conduct Total Knee Replacement Surgery On A 50yr Old Woman
Posted by : Jo
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
The Sokoto State-owned Orthopedic Hospital, Wamakko, in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday, July 23, successfully conducted a bilateral total knee transplant on a 50-year old woman, names withheld.
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Nuradeen Altine Aliyu,disclosed this to newsmen in Wamakko town on Monday.
Aliyu stated that the successful surgery was conducted on the lucky woman who was hitherto suffering from Osteoathritis or severe degenerative disease of both knees.
”The surgery was conducted by Surgeons of the hospital and their colleagues from the National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala in Kano, Kano State.