Obturator Neurectomy Treatment in India

David Patel, a 58-year-old retired electrician,...

David Patel, a 58-year-old retired electrician, had been living with severe, intractable hip and groin pain for three years following a complex pelvic fracture from a motorcycle accident. Despite multiple rounds of physical therapy, nerve blocks, and medications, a constant, burning pain radiated down his inner thigh, making sitting for more than 15 minutes unbearable and robbing him of his beloved morning walks. His neurosurgeon, Dr. Chen, explained that the obturator nerve was likely entrapped in scar tissue, sending constant pain signals. David was terrified of another surgery but desperate for relief. The minimally invasive obturator neurectomy was performed, targeting the specific nerve branch. Waking up, the familiar searing pain was gone, replaced by surgical soreness and a strange numbness in his inner thigh. After six weeks of careful recovery, he could sit through a family dinner and take short, pain-free walks. Emotionally, he transitioned from a state of hopelessness and isolation to one of cautious optimism, learning to adapt to the numbness as a welcome trade for liberation from chronic pain.