Milestones
- 23 Knee Replacement surgeries were successfully performed in 13 hours by team of surgeons at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore.
- A 42-year-old patient from the United States of America successfully underwent fusionless scoliosis surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
- Tamil Nadu’s first Fast Track Total Knee Replacement surgery was successfully performed by Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai performed an Arthroscopic lateral discoid Meniscus saucerization and repair using the keyhole technique on a 7-year-old child.
- Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore successfully performed 500 Knee Replacement surgeries.
- The Apollo Institutes of Orthopedics are the First in Asia to offer Robotic Spine Surgery, Robotic rehabilitation (Lokomat – a robotic treadmill and Erigo Robotic Tilt Table)
- First in the Country to offer Total Knee Replacement and Hip replacement surgeries,3rd generation spinal implants, Lumbar disc replacement, Resorbable screw usage to correct congenital spine problems
- India’s First Centre of Excellence in Hip Arthroscopy Revolutionary Ceramic Coated Knee Replacement was performed for the 1st time in South India at Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai.
- Resorbable screws were used for the first time in India at Apollo Hospitals Chennai to correct congenital spine problem of a six-year-old child from Tanzania.
- Successfully performed an Arthroscopic Brachial Plexus leading to pain free postoperative recovery after shoulder surgery at Apollo Hospitals Chennai .
- World’s 1st iPod Navigation Hip Resurfacing Surgery was successfully performed at Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Chennai.
