Tiếng ViệtFor the first time in Vietnam, Ngoc Bao Biomedical Joint Stock Company has manufactured artificial silicon joints, and a team of doctors simultaneously replaced 8 joints for a patient, opening up new opportunities in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
A 33-year-old woman from Binh Duong province, became the first patient to have 8 artificial silicon joints simultaneously replaced by doctors. Since the age of 13, she had been experiencing persistent pain in both hands and was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, a form of pathology dư to the body’s autoimmune disorder. Over 20 years of treatment with various medications in different healthcare facilities, her condition progressively worsened, making daily activities extremely challenging.
The patient’s hands are contracted and deformed before surgery.
The patient traveled from the South to the North with a desire for an effective treatment. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Trung Dung examined her and found that only two thumbs were normal, while the remaining eight fingers had completely damaged joints. Surgical replacement of finger joints was typically performed for patients with injuries or accidents affecting 1 or 2 joints. However, replacing all 8 joints simultaneously, especially in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, had never been done before in Vietnam due to high costs and potential risks.
To minimize costs for the patient, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Trung Dung and the doctors at Tam Anh Hospital in Hanoi used whole-piece joints made from a special biological silicone material from Ngoc Bao Biomedical Joint Stock Company, a form of biological compound with biocompatibility that can withstand daily bending and stretching forces like normal joints, were designed and manufactured using domestic 3D printing technology. Although the cost of production was only half of the imported variety, it ensured functionality and quality while being specifically designed to suit the anatomical structure of the Vietnamese people.
According to Dr. Dung, creating artificial finger joints for patients requires a high level of technical expertise and technology with precision to millimeters. To shorten the surgical time, limit prolonged anesthesia, and help patients quickly recover after the surgery, two surgical teams, alongside experts in joint surgery and orthopedic trauma, simultaneously replaced 8 artificial joints for the patient. Three months after the surgery, the patient could independently do many tasks at home without relying on family members.
After the surgery, the patient can easily move her fingers.
The success of the artificial silicone joint replacement has opened up new opportunities for treating patients with joint damage due to rheumatoid arthritis. However, Dr. Tran Trung Dung advises that patients with this condition should seek early treatment using internal medicine methods to avoid the need for joint replacement surgery.
