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PBM Hospital Bikaner: 28-inch iron rod removed from knee in complex two-hour surgery, leg saved.
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News18•03-10-2026, 11:05
PBM Hospital Bikaner: 28-inch iron rod removed from knee in complex two-hour surgery, leg saved.
- •An 28-inch iron rod was successfully removed from the knee of a 40-year-old man at PBM Trauma Center.
- •Pappi Khan, injured in a road accident, had a triangular iron rod deeply impaled in his left knee.
- •Removing the rod was challenging due to the risk of damaging critical blood vessels and nerves around the knee.
- •After a complex two-hour surgery, the rod was safely removed, and the patient's knee and leg are safe.
- •The operation was performed by a team led by Dr. B.L. Khajotia and CTVS Surgeon Dr. Sarvesh.
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A 40-year-old man named Pappi Khan suffered a severe road accident injury where a 28-inch long and approximately 4-centimeter wide triangular iron rod was deeply impaled into the lateral part of his left knee.
The complex surgery to safely remove the iron rod while preventing damage to critical surrounding blood vessels and nerves lasted about two hours.
The complex operation was led by Trauma Center Director and Head of Orthopedics Dr. B.L. Khajotia and CTVS Surgeon Dr. Sarvesh, alongside a team including Dr. Vikrant, Dr. Kamal, Dr. Rajendra Meena, and anesthesia support from Dr. Harshita and Dr. Anish.
