This male patient aged 73yrs had underwent Total Hip Replacement and sustained a Periprosthetic fracture Rt Femur and was treated in our hospital.
The problems to be tackled were,
- 1. To give a stable fixation with the stem inside.
- 2. To manage the fixation in a osteoporotic bone.
The patient was treated with a long Trochanteric plate and he is able to walk now with support and in future should be able to walk without support. The pre-operative & Post-operative x-rays are shown. Note the lag scews.
I can only appreciate the FOR Ortho Hospital team led by Dr. Elangovan.
My ninety-three year old mother with a Trochanteric fracture of the Hip, who underwent a Trochanteric implant and Femur nailing by Dr. Elangovan on 18 Jan 2021, was able to sit up, and move her operated leg without weight bearing on 20 Jan 2021, namely, the third post-operative day.
All Praise is to the Lord, who created all things, and who cures without any trace of disease. As, God willing, Mom will soon be out of the woods.