Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Doctors Remove 32 Loose Bodies, Perform Knee Replacement
Imagine your knee has tiny bits of bone and cartilage floating around, like pebbles in a puddle.
Sometimes, these bits can cause trouble, like locking your knee or hurting when you move.
Doctors helped a woman whose knee was filled with these 'loose bodies'.
They removed 32 of them and then replaced her damaged knee with a new one.
This helped her walk and move without pain.
The woman had a rare condition where these loose bodies form in the knee, damaging the joint.
The surgery was complex, but successful in helping her feel better.
Doctors removed 32 loose bodies from a 65-year-old woman's knee during surgery.
The patient was diagnosed with secondary synovial chondromatosis.
The loose bodies, weighing over 250 grams, were removed before a total knee replacement.
Removing the bodies and reconstructing bone defects increased surgical complexity.
The patient experienced significant pain relief and improved mobility after the surgery.
- Who
- Doctors at Fortis Hospital, a 65-year-old woman
- What
- Removed 32 loose bodies and performed a total knee replacement.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh
- Why
- To relieve severe knee pain, joint deformity, and restore mobility due to a rare joint disorder.
- Procedure
- Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and loose body removal
- Patient Age
- 65
- Loose Body Count
- 32
- Total Weight of Loose Bodies
- 250 grams
- Hospital
- Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh
- Diagnosis
- Secondary Synovial Chondromatosis