Hip joint replacement surgery on 93-year old man

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Aug 08 2014 | 6:00 PM IST
A city hospital claimed to have successfully performed a hip joint replacement on 93-year old man.
Chairman of K G Hospital, G Bhaktavatsalam said in a release today that the nonagenarian, Kannaeyaram had a fall in his house on July 28 and complained of severe pain in left hip joint and was not able to walk.
The X-ray tests conducted by Dr Alphonse Mariada, Orthopaedic surgeon, on his Pelvis with Hip Joint, revealed that he had "left intertochantreic comminuted fracture", the release said.
On suggestion of the hospital, the surgery was performed on the patient. He was made to sit on the hip chair on the second day and on the fourth day, he was made to walk with the help of walker by the physiotherapist.
Kannaeyaram was discharged yesterday, Bhaktavatsalam said.
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First Published: Aug 08 2014 | 6:00 PM IST

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