fracture due to a fall at his residence. The surgery was performed by a team of senior orthopaedic surgeons and other medical professionals at the Yashoda hospital here.
Rao «has undergone the planned operation of left Total Hip Replacement,» the hospital said in a health bulletin Friday night.
He has «tolerated the surgery well and was stable haemodynamically throughout the procedure,» it added.
The former CM has been shifted to the room after successfully completing the surgery and was recuperating, the bulletin said. He was receiving routine post operative care, including IV fluids, prophylactic antibiotics and pain medication.
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- The plan for ambulation, physiotherapy and nutrition would be designed based on assessment on Saturday, it said, adding that the usual course of recovery is expected to be six to eight weeks.
KCR's son KT Ramarao said in a post on 'X' earlier in the day that Rao «needs to undergo a hip replacement Surgery today after he had a fall in his bathroom.»
Rao (69), was taken to the Yashoda Hospitals at Somajiguda in the city after the fall at his Erravelli residence near here Thursday night.
On evaluation, including CT scans, he was found to have left hip fracture (Intracapsular Neck of femur fracture), the hospital said earlier in the day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished speedy recovery for the
.
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