Lajjo Devi and knee
Lajjo Devi was 45 old women from Mohna village of dist Faridabad Haryana. She was born in a village near Palwal. She was married at age of 20 ,after her first child she suffered from a osteoclastoma of knee. She was operated in safdurjung hospital , where excision of tumor and arthrodesis of knee was done. Her wound disrupted and skin necrosed , exposing her bone upper tibia. She was referred to plastic surgery department Safdurjung hospital where plastic surgeons tried a microvascular LD flap which stared bleeding from anastomotis site third post op day resulting in flap failure. Suddenly the life of young women changed she was laden with a disability and young child . She was taken to many private practitioner but to no avail. Slowly hope waned and enthusiasm was replaced by a eerie acceptance, Her relationship with in-laws and husband deteriorated and she was living with her brother. They were regularly consulting all available orthopedic surgeons but no was giving any hope. The