RGGGH doctors perform hip replacement surgery on heart transplant patient
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February 16, 2021 11:26 IST
The patient, who is a resident of Chennai, had pre-existing medical conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease, making such a surgical intervention high-risk.
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The team of doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital who performed the surgery.
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The patient, who is a resident of Chennai, had pre-existing medical conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney disease, making such a surgical intervention high-risk.
When doctors of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) evaluated 68-year-old Koothan, who had fractured the neck of femur of the right hip joint in an accident, they knew that replacing his hip joint will be the best solution. But the task ahead was not simple as the patient had undergone a heart transplant three years ago.