Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Doctors from Uzbekistan and Russia have successfully performed a highly complex surgical procedure to implant a unique, expandable endoprosthesis developed in Russia.

The endoprosthetic surgery was carried out on a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the distal femur. The surgical team was led by Professor Jamila Polatova, MD, Director of the Scientific-Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Immunology of the Republic of Uzbekistan. She was joined by Alexander Savkin, Head of the Musculoskeletal Pathology Department. The operation also involved oncologist Andrey Nikolaenko, MD, Director of the Institute of Bionics and Personalized Medicine at Samara State Medical University. For additional scientific and clinical support, Aslan Dzampaev, PhD, Senior Researcher at the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, traveled to Tashkent.

The successful procedure enabled the preservation of the patient’s limb — a crucial outcome not only from a functional standpoint but also in terms of psychological well-being.

“The ability to perform limb-sparing surgeries using domestically produced non-invasive expandable endoprostheses is a breakthrough for the entire pediatric onco-orthopedic system in Uzbekistan. We are not just saving limbs — we are giving children a chance at an active, full life,” emphasized Professor Polatova.

The endoprostheses are manufactured at the Serial Production Center of Samara State Medical University.

The project to develop and implement these domestically produced expandable endoprostheses with magnetic mechanisms in clinical practice is personally overseen by the Russian Minister of Health, Mikhail Murashko.