Former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao underwent a successful hip replacement surgery on Friday night, according to a bulletin released around 9.10 p.m. by Yashoda Hospital in Somajiguda. “He tolerated the surgery well and remained hemodynamically stable throughout the procedure,” the bulletin read.
The surgery was conducted by a team of orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthesiologists and nurses. Post-surgery, KCR was shifted to his room, where he is receiving routine post-operative care, including IV fluids, prophylactic antibiotics and pain medication. The bulletin further said plans for ambulation, physiotherapy and nutrition will be devised based on a Saturday assessment.
The former CM was admitted to the hospital reportedly after a fall in the bathroom of his residence in Erravelli late on Thursday night. A hospital bulletin released on Friday afternoon, following CT scans, revealed a hip fracture (intracapsular neck-of-femur fracture), necessitating a left hip replacement surgery. The expected recovery time for such cases is six to eight weeks, according to the bulletin.
