Total knee replacement surgery was conducted in the orthopaedic department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Saturday.
A total of 12 surgeries were conducted and all the patients were okay and normal, said Abu Zafor Chowdhury, assistant professor of the department.
He said this while addressing a press conference held at the university.
A team of special surgeons from Singapore General Hospital took part in the surgery, he added.
The physicians of BSMMU will be sent to Singapore for higher training and specialised doctors of Singapore will come to Bangladesh for conducting the surgery, sources in the university authorities said.
Among others, BSMMU director Abdul Majid Bhuiyan was present at the programme.
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