Operation Live

Episode 2

Total Knee Rebuild

In a time critical procedure, the ends of the bones of a patient's degenerated knee joint are removed and replaced with specially designed metal and plastic substitutes.

Episode 3

Right Hemi-Colectomy: Removing the Tumour

With millimetre precision, a cancerous section of bowel is pulled out of the body while still attached internally, so that the tumour can be cut out before the rest of the organ is re-inserted.