| Jammu, Nov 28: An 80 year old patient, resident of Jargon,Punjab presented with fractures of both hips at Fortis Hospital Ludhiana. Dr Neeraj Bansal and his team operated upon the patient successfully in single sitting and patient was able to walk full weight bearing on 2nd day after surgery. The duration of the surgery was less than 90 minutes. Dr Bansal informed that the incidence of bilateral hip fracture is not very common. Usually these types of fractures happen in young epileptic patients besides trauma. Vivan Gill, Facility Director, informed that Fortis hospital Ludhiana is well equipped with all facilities and technology required for these complex surgeries. A team of Doctors consisting of Dr Neeraj Bansal Consultant Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement surgeon, Dr Sandeep Chopra Cardiologist, and Dr Som Gupta (HoD) physiotherapists was constituted to execute the procedure with excellent results. |
