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Dheeraj Makkar*
Fellow in Orthopedics (Emory University), USA
*Corresponding Author: Dheeraj Makkar, Fellow in Orthopedics (Emory University), USA.
Received: November 26, 2025; Published: December 15, 2025
Aarav was twenty-seven when the pain in his thigh first made walking difficult. He tried to ignore it, the way most young people do, but when the swelling grew and the nights became unbearable, he found himself at the gates of the city’s government hospital—a place where India’s truest medical stories begin.
Citation: Dheeraj Makkar. “Two Worlds, One Patient: The Divided Reality of Healthcare in India".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 9.2 (2026): 01-02.
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