97-year-old learns to walk again
Udeshi with doctor Kubadia (right) and a relative
For 97-year-old Tribhovandas Udeshi, regaining the use of his legs is like getting a new lease of life. The nonagenarian had met with an accident 15 days ago and had begun to lose all hopes of recovering after he was denied treatment by 15 clinics in the city.
Mr Udeshi, a Parel resident, slipped and fell at his home a few days back and had a hip fracture that left him in excruciating pain.
Doctors from the various hospitals had suggested that the fall had had severe repercussions on his left hip and surgery was the only option. However, nobody was ready to take the risk of operating on a 97-year-old patient. Being a patient of arthritis (his femur ball was affected) and old age had further complicated matters for him.
It was not just a surgery that Udeshi’s family members wanted; they were looking for a procedure that would allow him to lead an independent life.
Suresh Udeshi, Mr Udeshi’s son said, “My father had always lived an active life and it broke his heart that the fracture will leave him bedridden. The accident and the hopelessness induced by the doctors had left him disheartened.”
The family soon found hope in Dr Hitesh Kubadia, consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at Nova Hospital who took up his case. The doctor recommended full-replacement of the left hip through minimally invasive procedure, though he was uncertain if the procedure would bear fruit or not.
“The minimally invasive hip replacement surgery involves replacing the ball of the femur that is worn from arthritis, degeneration or a serious fracture. Special bone cement is used to heal the fracture. Similarly, with minimally invasive hip replacement, there is less cut-through of tissues,” explained Dr Kubadia.
He added that major complications do arise as one ages because of which the doctor’s effort to optimise the patient’s condition and undertake a surgery becomes difficult. “In case of Mr Udeshi, we had to conduct physical investigations for almost two days before deciding on the surgery. A special team of doctors were frequently monitoring his condition,” said Dr Kubadia.
Though the surgery undertaken was a difficult one, it was minimally painful for Mr Udeshi and he has now made full recovery in just 48 hours despite his advanced age.
Dr Kubadia also said that that patients should believe that despite old age, bones can be set and fractures can be mended
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