Divisional Hospital, Vijayawada performs Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty on 90 years old

 

Divisional Hospital, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway has successfully performed Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty (BHA). BHA is an orthopaedic surgical procedure that is used most commonly to treat a fracture neck of femur. In this procedure the femoral head is removed and replaced. The surgery was performed by Dr. Murali, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Divisional Medical Officer, and Dr. Vara Prasad, Anesthesiologist and Divisional Medical Officer as was informed by Dr. M Sowribala, Chief Medical Superintendent.

 

It is the first time that a geriatric patient aged 93 years was operated in Divisional Railway Hospital, Vijayawada. The operation was done yesterday i.e. on 27th December 2023 and the patient is able to bear weight on first post-operative day i.e on 28^th December 2023 with proper nursing care. The operation was successful and the patient is recovering well. Shri Narendra A Patil, Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway appreciated the efforts of the team of doctors and the nursing staff as the patient can bear the weight immediately after the surgery.