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Kasi Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, the pioneer of Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Care in Nigeria seeing an average of 3000 Sports Medicine and Orthopedic patients a year, has entered a partnership with Lokmanya Orthopedics from India to provide robotic knee replacement surgery service for Nigerians.
Lokmanya Orthopedics is the pioneer in Robotic Assisted Knee replacement surgery in India performing over 4000 cases a year. In 2018, their team set the Guinness Book of Records for most knee replacement surgeries performed in a single day.
The service will be led by Narendra Vaidya, Managing Director at Lokmanya Group of Hospitals, Pune India who performed the first ever robotic assisted total knee replacement surgery in India.
“We are pleased to welcome Kasi Sports Medicine and Orthopedics as our partner in Nigeria,” said Narendra Vaidya, President Lokmaya Hospitals. He further stated that “Our work together will be focused on locally provided care which is in best interests of Nigerians. In line with our brand, we will offer high level technology and human touch.
We currently perform over 4000 Joint replacements every year and we look forward to performing our first robotic joint replacement in Nigeria under our five year program that is focused on local care provision.” Vaidya said.
According to the President, Kasi Healthcare, Adedayo Osholowu, “This collaboration will establish our Orthopedic service as a leader in the region doing more for bone and joint care for Nigeria and bringing the best technology and top doctors in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
He further adds that “The $4mn investment is for training, equipment and operating expenses. 25percent for the first year has since commenced already and our doctors are beginning to visit India this month. We are honoured to be recognized as a pioneer in the region, entering this journey with Lokmanya hospitals.” Adedayo said.
The purpose of the collaboration is also for locally provided care and training fellowships for Nigerian Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Technicians as part of the 5 year program with a vision to establish the first local Robotic Joint Replacement program in Nigeria and it will begin in September 2019.
This service will be led by Adedayo whose team performed the first Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression Surgery and first Arthroscopic Stem Cell aided ligament Repair procedure in Nigeria in 2018.
Under the agreement, advanced In- patient surgical treatments will be offered in Pune India with Advanced Outpatient surgical treatments, follow up care and rehabilitation will be offered at the soon to be launched program under the 5 year program with a vision to establish the first In-patient Robotic joint replacement program in Nigeria.
To this end, a selected Lokmanya Orthopedic Doctors and Managers will join the Nigerian team to provide three other services. Firstly, Teleradiology & Teleconsultation, which allows physicians to connect electronically and directly with Lokmanya specialists for 2nd opinion and additional input on a patient’s care.
The second is International Conferences and Grand Rounds, which will enable physicians to present and discuss management of complex patient cases with a multidisciplinary panel of Lokmanaya Orthopedics and specialists and other international experts.
The third is international management. A dedicated international manger which has been appointed will enable Kasi Healthcare implement Lokmanya clinical, operational and business models, including design and implementation, to meet each organization’s clinical, operational and business objectives
“Our Executive teams at both Kasi Orthopedics and Lokmanya Orthopedics have spent close to a year evaluating the opportunity for our partnership with many business trips and conference calls between Lagos and Pune. Both organisations share a philosophy, commitment and mission to improve the delivery of health care through high-technology, top-doctors and a human touch that does more for Nigerians as is the vision of Kasi healthcare” said Capt. Hemant Kulkarni Vice President Lokmanya Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.
Immediately we will offer improved access to advanced surgery at our hospitals in India and advanced surgery testing and treatment in Nigeria on an outpatient basis. I am most passionate about the opportunity to train Nigerian doctors, nurses and technicians under our program. I also look forward to building on the long heritage of India Nigerian cooperation and also offering outpatient care to the over 1 million Indians living and working in Nigeria.” Hemant added
Orthopedic surgeons offer robotic-assisted total knee replacement for patients with severe osteoarthritis that causes serious pain and issues with movement.
In knee replacement surgery, the arthritic portion of the knee is removed and covered with a combination of plastic and metal parts that form the new surfaces of the knee joint. During robotic total knee replacement, surgeons use computed tomography (CT) scans to build a virtual model of the patient’s knee. With that model as guide, the surgeon then uses the robotic arm to embed the components of the new knee precisely.
Kemi Ajumobi
