Centenarian regains mobility after complex hip replacement surgery

A 100-year-old woman has regained the ability to walk after undergoing a complex hip replacement surgery for a severe fracture sustained at the age of 99, underscoring the role of timely surgical intervention and multidisciplinary geriatric care in managing high-risk orthopaedic cases among elderly patients.

The surgery was performed at SPARSH Hospital, Yelahanka, where the patient from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh was admitted last year with a displaced left femoral neck fracture with a complex subtrochanteric extension, an unstable injury that is particularly difficult to treat in older adults. Her advanced age, coupled with a history of chronic bronchial asthma, placed her in the high-risk category for surgery.