Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In April 2024, under the leadership of the director of the National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Sergei Vissarionov, an international team of doctors together with specialists from the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics (Tashkent) successfully performed a complex operation that had not previously been performed in Uzbekistan. The patient was a 1.5-year-old baby Samir, suffering from severe congenital spinal pathology - scoliosis.

During the operation, which was successful, surgeons used modern technologies and techniques developed within the framework of the Union State program.

The child had a Russian-made metal structure installed. The treatment allowed the child to get rid of pain and other negative consequences of the deformity, and also gave him every chance of a normal healthy life in the future. Doctors note that the operation was successful and the boy can return to normal life after full recovery.

Director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after. G.I. Turner" of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Vissarionov shared his impressions: “What I came with is another step towards our cooperation and interaction, which, I really hope, thanks to the Executive Committee of the CIS countries, it will be supported in terms of the development of the field of pediatric traumatology and orthopedics in our countries, and will be quickly implemented and developed in the territory of the two states.”

Murodjon Irismetov, head of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics of Uzbekistan, expressed gratitude to his Russian colleagues: “We have been cooperating with Sergei Valentinovich since 2009. Thanks to this center and thanks to Sergei Valentinovich, we have implemented a lot here in our center. And if you count, this is more than 500 operations. These are cutting-edge technologies, high-tech operations.”

Thanks to this interaction, patients in Uzbekistan now have access to high-tech medical care that was previously only available abroad, and the healthcare systems of both countries are enriched by the exchange of clinical experience. National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Republican Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan have been cooperating for 15 years.

Regular exchange of experience and joint operations make it possible to combine the clinical experience of the two countries and provide patients with advanced treatment methods.