Mangaluru: In a rare case, a team of doctors at Yenepoya Hospital has successfully implanted an artificial metallic bone in the right hand of a 30-year old patient from Ullal who was suffering from right arm bone cancer (Osteosarcoma of humerus).
Interestingly, the surgery that would otherwise cost around Rs. 10-15 lakhs in other hospitals, was done free of cost at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital here.
“The surgery is technically difficult and complex one and only few centres in the world perform such surgery. Our team performed the surgery by replacing the entire arm bone with artificial metal prosthesis. The patient was recently discharged two weeks after complete recovery following successful surgery” Dr. Jalaluddin Akbar, Professor and HOD Oncology and robotic centre told reporters in a press conference on Monday.
The team of doctors led by Dr. Jalaluddin Akbar included Dr. Rohan Shetty and Dr. Amar Rao from Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Imthiaz Ahmed and Dr. Abhishek Shetty from Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Guru Prasad and Dr. Najeeb from Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. Saira from Department of Radiation Oncology. The surgery was performed under the guidance of Dr. M Vijaykumar, Vice Chancellor, Yenepoya Deemed to be University and Former Director of Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology), a press release from the hospital stated.
Dr. Imthiaz Ahmed, Dr. Abhishek Shetty, Dr. Guru Prasad, Dr. Rohan Shetty, Dr. Amar Rao, Dr. Sunita Shetty and others were present at the press conference along with Dr. Jalaluddin Akbar.
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Pelé's 1966 World Cup jacket draws new fans after Bad Bunny wears it at concerts
Sao Paulo (AP): A jacket worn by football legend Pelé in the 1966 World Cup has become a hit among fans of pop singer Bad Bunny since he borrowed it from a collector's sports merchandise store and used it in his recent concerts in Sao Paulo, in his first performances on Brazilian soil.
Bad Bunny's tribute to the three-time World Cup winner, who died in 2022 at age 82, also included a change in the lyrics of the song MONACO, sung by the Puerto Rican artist as "scoring a goal after Pelé and Maradona" instead of "Messi and Maradona."
Cássio Brandão, the owner of the Alambrado Futebol e Cultura store, seeks historical soccer memorabilia and jerseys and has more than 7,000 of them. He owns 115 items that belonged to Pelé and was involved in Bad Bunny's choice for the jacket.
"He took very good care of the piece. It came back only with sweat, wet with sweat, but it was perfect, in the same condition. They were very careful. It returned in the same suitcase," Brandão said.
Pelé's official Instagram later thanked the singer for the tribute, adding that when someone like Bad Bunny honors “the King on Brazilian soil, it means the crown is still shining.”
“I think that today, when I see Bad Bunny doing this, it warms my heart to imagine that many kids across Brazil and around the world are going on YouTube trying to learn more about Pelé, watching his goals and better understanding the magnitude and greatness of this figure, who is the greatest football player in history and, to me, the greatest Brazilian who has ever lived,” Brandão said. AP
