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| High-risk kidney failure patient undergoes hip replacement surgery held at Narayana | | |  Early Times Report
Katra, Dec 7: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Katra successfully carried out Hip Replacement Surgery on a high-risk kidney-failure patient.
A 75 years old retired Government officer hailing from Jammu city suffering with End Stage Renal Disease (Kidney failure) sustained fracture of left Hip joint as a result of fall. The patient was admitted under the joint team of Dr VikasPadha, Senior Consultant Orthopaedics & Joint Replacementand Dr. Deepak Pathania, Senior Consultant Nephrologist for further management.
"The routine surgeries for normal fractures are indeed performed on a number of kidney-failure patients. However, in this instant,the fracture in the hip region required 'Hip Replacement Surgery' to enable the patient to walk again. Notwithstanding the fact that patient was on dialysis and having number of co-morbidities, attending consultants braved to go ahead with 'Hip Replacement' option despite high risks of surgery and Anaesthesia.
The surgery was performed by Dr Vikas Padhaunder Regional (Spinal) Anaesthesia administered by Consultant Dr Sarita Sharma.
Dr. Vikassaid, "To minimise the time and risk of surgery, only fractured part of Hip joint was replacedusing un-cemented components; requiring high level of expertise for accurate placement. The team was able to complete the surgery in about 30 minutes and with minimum blood loss".
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