Overview
- The actor sustained a shoulder injury on July 27 and was advised six to eight weeks of rest before follow-up assessments led to surgery.
- Surgeons at KIMS Hospitals in Secunderabad performed an arthroscopic shoulder procedure on Wednesday, August 12, and the hospital described the operation as completely successful.
- KIMS named the operating team led by Dr R. A. Purnachandra Tejaswi, Dr Nithin Bejjanki, Dr Madhusudan Rao and Dr Srinivas Rao Surapaneni and said Jr NTR was discharged on Thursday, August 13.
- Jr NTR posted on social media thanking fans and doctors, his team has asked for privacy, and he will begin a medically supervised, structured rehabilitation programme.
- Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive technique that uses small incisions and a camera to speed healing, which is why doctors expect a two to three month return to normal activity but production dates for projects such as Dragon remain to be decided.