Archive · 14 Nov 2025

JJ Hospital Achieves Milestone with Maharashtra's First Robotic Scoliosis Surgery

JJ Hospital Achieves Milestone with Maharashtra's First Robotic Scoliosis Surgery

Imagine someone's back getting curved really badly, making it hard to breathe and move.

Doctors at a big hospital in Mumbai used a special robot arm, like a super-precise helper, to fix the spines of two people with this problem.

This robot helped the doctors place screws in the right spot with amazing accuracy, almost like playing a video game but for real surgery.

This was the first time this type of robot surgery was done for back problems in the whole state of Maharashtra, even in government hospitals!

The doctors were very happy because it means patients might get better faster and with fewer problems.

It shows that even public hospitals can use the latest cool technology to help people heal.

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