{"id":4096,"date":"2025-09-11T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:26:13","slug":"jinnah-hospital-performs-first-ever-artificial-knee-implant-for-cancer-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=4096","title":{"rendered":"Jinnah Hospital Performs First-Ever Artificial Knee Implant for Cancer Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Karachi (September 11, 2025):<\/strong> In a groundbreaking medical achievement, <strong>Jinnah Hospital Karachi<\/strong> has successfully performed its <strong>first artificial knee replacement surgery<\/strong> on a cancer patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to hospital officials, the complex surgery, worth <strong>3.5 million PKR<\/strong>, was conducted <strong>free of cost<\/strong> for a <strong>26-year-old young patient<\/strong> suffering from knee cancer. This marks the <strong>first time in the hospital\u2019s history<\/strong> that an artificial knee has been implanted for a cancer case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\u2695\ufe0f Surgery Details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 4 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lead Surgeon:<\/strong> Dr. Farrukh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgical Team:<\/strong> Dr. Muzaffar, Dr. Wali, Dr. Shahid, Dr. Khushhal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plastic Surgery Team:<\/strong> Dr. Agha Waseem, Dr. Mehak, Dr. Komal, Dr. Farooq<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Farrukh stated that the patient had cancer in the <strong>knee and lower leg<\/strong>, but after the successful operation, <strong>all medical tests have returned normal<\/strong>, with <strong>no signs of cancer<\/strong> remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcb0 Cost &amp; Accessibility<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The artificial knee implant normally costs <strong>1\u20131.1 million PKR<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jinnah Hospital provided it to the patient <strong>completely free of charge<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The implant, used globally, has a <strong>lifespan of 20\u201325 years<\/strong>, offering the patient a chance at a normal and healthy life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1f Why It Matters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This successful surgery is a <strong>major milestone for Pakistan\u2019s public healthcare system<\/strong>, proving that world-class cancer treatment and advanced prosthetic surgery are now possible at <strong>no cost to patients<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi (September 11, 2025): In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Jinnah Hospital Karachi has successfully performed its first artificial knee replacement surgery on a cancer patient. According to hospital officials, the complex surgery, worth 3.5 million PKR, was conducted free of cost for a 26-year-old young patient suffering from knee cancer. 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