The surgery, took over four hours, started at 9 am and lasted till 2 pm, was conducted by Professor Dr Allan Gross, specially invited from Toronto, Canada for conducting this complicated surgery and Dr Pradeep Bhonsale, Joint Replacement Specialist and Head of the Department Orthopedic KEM Hospital.

The cost of the surgery and implant, which is estimated to be over Rs 2 lakhs has been waived off for the patient who has been identified as Santosh Shinde (34) a resident of Tunga village, Powai.