Spanish national footballer Santi Cazorla is a case for the medical textbooks: after suffering numerous knee and ankle injuries, as well as a mysterious heel infection, he underwent 10 operations that stitched up his various injuries with muscles from other parts of his body. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr Rajesh Singh helps us to deconstruct how bone and tissue transplantation works.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  bone and tissue transplant,  graft,  football injury,  infection,  surgery,