Mysore/Mysuru: A high-risk surgery was successfully performed on a 102-year-old man for the first time at The Institutes of Orthopaedics, Apollo BGS Hospitals and a first in the city of Mysuru. The rare Bipolar Hip Replacement surgery was performed to correct the fractured neck of the left femur of the 102-year-old patient.
The surgery was performed by Dr. T.N. Balakrishna Gowda (BKG), Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon and Head of Institutes of Orthopaedics, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru. The patient, N. Srikantaiah was rushed to the emergency with complaints of pain in the left hip region after he had a fall at home. The patient expressed his inability to bear weight on his left lower limb. Earlier to this incident, he was active and independently performed his daily chores. On examination of his condition, it was found out that there was a fracture on the left proximal femur.
