A specialist team at Ahad Rufaidah Hospital has successfully performed the first endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The patient was suffering from left knee instability. After due medical checkups, x-rays and MRI, he was diagnosed with a fully torn anterior cruciate ligament. Then, he was referred to the physiotherapy unit for muscle enhancement ahead of the surgery.
After that, a team of specialists performed the surgery under the Twinning Program between Asir Central Hospital and Ahad Rufaidah Hospital. Thank Allah the patient was discharged from the hospital in good health, and immediately started his rehabilitation protocols; usually prescribed in such cases. It's noted that Asir Health Affairs has enhanced the hospital with the cutting-edge arthroscope.
It is worth noting that the Twinning Program between Asir Central Hospital and Ahad Rufaidah Hospital is designed to perform 170 surgeries in the first year in various medical specialties. This will reduce waiting lists by 60%, alleviate overload on Asir Central Hospital and help focus services on specialist quality cases.