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Crippled Iraqi walks after total hip replacement

Rohit Shishodia
Orthopaedic surgeons at Mumbai’s Global Hospital have performed a successful hip replacement surgery on a 56-year-old Iraqi man that has helped him walk again and live a quality life. A farmer by profession, Fadhil Fahad Ibrahim, was limping for the last 3 years. He had a simple fracture of the hip which got infected after index surgery in Iraq.

He underwent two subsequent surgeries to get him back to normal in Saudi Arabia, but both failed. As a result, he couldn’t walk even a step and do his daily chores. In addition, these surgeries made his left leg three-and-a-half inches short.

He had become a wheelchair-bound person and needed help to do simple daily chores when he arrived. However, he met Dr Shridhar Archik, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Global Hospital,  who helped him walk with ease, and the patient resumed his normal life.

Dr. Archik said “The patient underwent a difficult total hip replacement. Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure wherein both damaged surfaces of the hip joints are replaced with prosthetic substitutes. This can help eliminate pain and improves the functioning, and quality of life of the patient.”

Dr Archik added, “One can opt for it if hip pain tends to interfere with real-world activities. After the 3-hour surgery, the patient gained the entire 3-and-a half-inches of lost length, and could walk without any difficulty. The patient was discharged on the 5th day after the surgery and he was advised intensive physiotherapy.

Patient Fahdil said, “After the surgery, I can walk properly. I am looking forward to living life the way I dreamt of. Don’t ignore your health issues. Doing so can cost you your life. Thus, timely intervention can be helpful.”


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