Shamanna (103) broke his left hip bone after a fall on September 4 and was brought to HOSMAT the same day. On Saturday, he started walking as usual. He was operated upon by Dr Thomas Chandy, Chairman and Chief of Orthopaedics, Hosmat, along with Dr Rajashekar.
At HOSMAT, 38 patients aged between 95 and 100 years have successfully undergone surgeries for hip fractures since 2012.
Dr Thomas Chandy said “On September 5, Shamanna underwent surgery, Bipolar hemiarthroplasty. Broken hip and thigh bone fractures are either operated by changing the ball or plate and screw depending on the site of the break. He was awake during surgery and chatting a lot. Now, he is out of bed, standing without pain. He started walking on Saturday.”
Shamanna will be discharged in a couple of days and is in good spirits. He credits his recovery to his staple food ragi mudde, which is healthy and rich in calcium.
“As our population ages, normal life expectancy in few elderly people is over 90 years. The incidence of hip fractures per annum is increasing rapidly. These patients present many challenges to doctors, both in terms of medical co-morbidities and orthopaedic complications,” said a hospital statement.
It further read, the mortality and morbidity of hip fractures are well recognized and mortality is high. However irrespective of age, it is necessary to surgically fix the hip fracture, to relieve pain and to be able to turn the patient to avoid bed sores and for patients to get out of bed without pain.”
HOSMAT has also operated on four patients aged over 100 with broken hip bones. An average of eight-ten patients aged over 90 are operated here every year, despite most of them having serious cardiac arrest, it added.
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