KULGAM: Orthopaedics Department of District Hospital (DH) Kulgam successfully conducted spine surgery on a 30-year-old male who had sustained spine trauma due to a fall from height.
The patient had an L1 bust fracture with bony fragments compressing the spinal cord. D12_L2 instrumented stabilization with decompression at L1 was done. The patient is recovering well after the surgery.
Under the Logistic support of Medical Superintendent, Dr Gulzar Ahmad; Consultant Orthopedics, Dr Towseef Ahmad Bhat conducted the surgery with the able assistance of Dr Aabid Hussain and Dr Khursheed Ahmad.
The Anesthesia team included Dr Anees, Dr Nuzhat and Dr Shafkat and support staff included Gh Mohi U Din, Imtiyaz Ahmad, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Farooq Ahmad, and Farooq Ahmad (c arm tech).
