Excellence Recognized: Mahavir Hospital Doctors Achieve Prestigious Distinction

Hyderabad, December 26, 2024: The Orthopedic team of Mahavir Hospital and Research Centre, a trust hospital achieved a distinction.

They have operated on a rare case of Myositis Ossificans / Heterotrophic Ossification of the Hip Joint. This rare condition results from the body forming excess bone around a joint in the muscle.

Myositis Ossificans (MO) and Heterotopic Ossification (HO) are both conditions that can cause the bone to form in soft tissue, including the hip joint. They can lead to pain, inflammation, and loss of motion.

MO is a disorder that occurs when new bone cells form in a muscle after trauma, such as a broken bone or severe muscle contusion. HO is a condition that can be acquired or genetic and can occur after trauma, joint surgery, or other injuries.

This results in a patient’s inability to move the joint. An orthopaedic team led by Dr. Srikishen Iyengar at Mahavir Hospital and Research Centre successfully performed this complex surgery.

Dr. Srikishen Iyengar also the Medical Director of the institute had high praise on Management for giving poor patients the much-needed care who could not afford such complex surgeries in the private realm.

Mahavir Hospital and Research Centre is a unit of Bhagwan Mahavir Memorial Trust.

The hospital has been providing affordable health care for many years. It has been a pillar of compassion and service for more than four decades and continues its unwavering dedication to caring for the underserved, irrespective of their background. In line with its mission to provide exemplary healthcare.

General Medicine, Dialysis, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology and Neuro Surgery, Urology and Transplant, Nephrology, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, ENT, Critical Care Unit, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Dermatology, Dental Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Allergic Clinic, Radiology, Dietician & Nutritionist and TB Clinic and Physiotherapy are some specialties of the hospital. The hospital has a recognised in-house blood bank, a recognized nursing school, and a research centre. ambulance facility, trauma care, intensive coronary care unit, and digital-x-ray among others.

The Hospitalization cost at Mahavir Hospital is almost 50% to 60% less than other private Hospitals and corporate ones. Mahavir Hospital provides world-class health care and diagnostic facilities at affordable costs with the reach of the middle class, poor and needy irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Mr.Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America visited Mahavir Hospital in the year 2000 and commended for the excellent work carried out by a team of dedicated Doctors and Technicians under the DOTS Program.