NEW DELHI: A 105-year-old man has got a brand new rent of life after present process a hip replacement surgery at a Delhi hospital, with the physician who operated on him, claiming that he was the "oldest person globally" to have undergone this medical procedure. Orthopaedic surgeon Kaushal Kant Mishra, who carried out the surgery recently, said he has "already applied" for a Guinness World Record.
"The patient was brought to our hospital on January 19 after having suffered a fall in bathroom at his home, which left him incapacitated. The surgery was performed that day and on January 22 he was discharged in a walking condition," Mishra said.
The physician, who heads the orthopaedic division at Primus Hospital in central Delhi, said the patient, Gurbachan Singh Sandhu, used to walk with a stick and his bodily health aided within the surgery.
"He was born in undivided Punjab on the Indian side, and retired in 1971 from security office of the armed forces. On March 28, he will turn 106. I have checked for documented surgeries world over for hip replacement, and I found no one as old than Sandhu to have undergone this operation," he said.
As per the present global record, the oldest particular person to have had a complete hip replacement was a British, John Randall, born in 1909, who had a "revision left total hip replacement at the age of 102 years", Mishra claimed.
"There are two kinds of hip replacement surgeries, cemented and uncemented. In cemented ones, there are chances of side-effects which could also be life-threatening. Sandhu underwent uncemented hip replacement procedure successfully," he said.
The physician said, his patient's excellent bone quality even at that age, was every other factor for opting for uncemented surgical procedure, adding, Sandhu did not smoke or drink, and frequently went for walks.
"Most people of his age become weak and vulnerable, but he is full of life and energy. He wanted to walk and not lay on bed with a broken hip and so readily agreed for the surgery," Mishra said.
"Incidentally, by the time I was born, Sandhu had already retired. So, this surgery feels very different that way too," he said. KND SOM SOM
"The patient was brought to our hospital on January 19 after having suffered a fall in bathroom at his home, which left him incapacitated. The surgery was performed that day and on January 22 he was discharged in a walking condition," Mishra said.
The physician, who heads the orthopaedic division at Primus Hospital in central Delhi, said the patient, Gurbachan Singh Sandhu, used to walk with a stick and his bodily health aided within the surgery.
"He was born in undivided Punjab on the Indian side, and retired in 1971 from security office of the armed forces. On March 28, he will turn 106. I have checked for documented surgeries world over for hip replacement, and I found no one as old than Sandhu to have undergone this operation," he said.
As per the present global record, the oldest particular person to have had a complete hip replacement was a British, John Randall, born in 1909, who had a "revision left total hip replacement at the age of 102 years", Mishra claimed.
"There are two kinds of hip replacement surgeries, cemented and uncemented. In cemented ones, there are chances of side-effects which could also be life-threatening. Sandhu underwent uncemented hip replacement procedure successfully," he said.
The physician said, his patient's excellent bone quality even at that age, was every other factor for opting for uncemented surgical procedure, adding, Sandhu did not smoke or drink, and frequently went for walks.
"Most people of his age become weak and vulnerable, but he is full of life and energy. He wanted to walk and not lay on bed with a broken hip and so readily agreed for the surgery," Mishra said.
"Incidentally, by the time I was born, Sandhu had already retired. So, this surgery feels very different that way too," he said. KND SOM SOM
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