Head of Center for Sports Medicine and Director, Arthroscopy and Shoulder Service at KDAH, Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, who operated upon Saina, said.

“Saina had sustained an intra-articular (inside the joint) injury to her right knee. Saina Nehwal                                                    Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent a knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Mumbai on Saturday. Doctors have advised her to take rest for the next three to four months. She was unable to fold her knee at 90 degrees due to the condition. This displaced fragment was causing her impingement and pain. She was given suitable injection, but it did not work. Since then, there was swelling and severe pain on pallet mold Manufacturers her knee. A small fragment of bone had separated from her patella (kneecap bone). Following a check-up, tenderness and swelling was found in her knee.  

The 2012 London Olympics bronze-medallist, who made an early exit from the Rio Olympics, is likely to be off the courts for the next four months. She underwent the arthroscopic surgery and is recuperating now.”According to her medical report, “Pain for inflammation often grows acute with time if left unattended. Her X-ray and MRI scans also revealed abnormalities on her right knee joint.”Saina’s father Harvir Singh told The Asian Age, “Despite of the fat pad inflammation in her knee, Saina kept playing.Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent a knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Mumbai on Saturday.  Saina was operated for inflammation in her right knee, which she had sustained during a training session just days before going to Rio.”. Saina had knee pain since August 1 and it worsened after training on August 8. Following this, she was advised to undergo surgery. She ignored her pain, which later aggravated.