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Jaipur's SMS Hospital Achieves Record: 13 Joint Replacements in 6 Hours
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News18•01-10-2026, 22:00
Jaipur's SMS Hospital Achieves Record: 13 Joint Replacements in 6 Hours
- •Doctors at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur performed 13 joint replacement surgeries on seven patients in just six hours.
- •The surgeries, conducted on September 28, included 12 knee replacements and one hip replacement.
- •Dr. Anurag Dhakad stated this is a first for any government medical college in Rajasthan and potentially in India.
- •All implants were provided free of cost to patients under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana.
- •Patients are stable and began walking from the second day post-surgery.
Key Questions Answered
Doctors at the orthopaedics department of Sawai Man Singh Hospital performed 13 joint replacement surgeries on seven patients in just six hours.
The surgeries carried out on September 28 included 12 knee replacements and one hip replacement.
Yes, all the implants were provided free of cost to the patients under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana.
