I had the pleasure of reading the article on the knee replacement sitting
opposite my mom, having a 'poi' for breakfast and paging thru the Herald. I
wish to take nothing away from this achievemnet but my current trip to India
has not been permeated by any uplift of the spirit (apart from the trips to
Lawrie's).
Independence Day was full of gung-ho 'we have made it', 'we will be a
superpower' cr*p. We are, it seems to me, prone to stretching optimism to the
point of stupidity.
Remo we absolutely correct in his assessment of the political situation. I hope
that article is posted soon, Fred. I have little doubt that our politicians do
indeed belong in Central Jail. Witness the roads, the paths, the dirt, the lack
of drainage, the incidence of malaria, malnutrition, abject poverty, the
millions upon millions displaced by the floods, the shrinking himalayan ice
caps. And the corruption.
Yes, Zelio, well done. Perhaps we will one day celebrate the fact that Goa
Medical looks - and smells - clean. That, surely, will save more lives than
these high-tech adventures that send the Indian spirit into optimistic
super-orbit.
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SALIGAOKARSinTHEnews: GMC doctor achieves rare feat ... performs
gender-specific total knee replacement surgery> > NT Staff Reporter, Panaji Aug
18> > A team of orthopedic surgeons headed by Dr Zelio D'Mello [of> Sonarbhat,
Saligao], an associate professor at the orthopedics> department, Goa Medical
College hospital, has for the first time> anywhere in the state, performed
gender-specific total knee> replacement on a female patient suffering from
arthritis of the knee> joint.> > This is the latest version of the knee joint
replacement which is used> only for female patients.> > The anatomy of the knee
joint in females is different from that of> males, and hence the need for a
separate knee joint for females was> conceived, informed Dr Zelio. This knee
joint helps the patient game> more amount of knee bending and enables easy and
painl
ess mobility of> the knee, he added.> > Dr D'Mello and his team have been
performing knee and hip joint> surgeries for the last four years with an
excellent track record in> over hundred cases.> > Dr Shaila Kamat, associate
professor, Department of Anesthesia, is the> consultant anesthetist for these
operations. The Goa Doordarshan TV> had earlier telecast a knee replacement
surgery performed by Dr> D'Mello.> > This has been appreciated by many viewers
and has even benefited the> less-priviledged patients suffering from arthritis
who have been made> aware of the government's support in providing free joints
to the> needy patients under the Mediclaim scheme. (ENDS)> -- > Frederick
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