Doctors from Da Nang’s Family Hospital have successfully performed surgery on 101-year-old local man Nguyen Van Thinh to remove a severely impaired hip joint and replace it with an artificial one.

Mr Thinh (left) and a doctor from the hospital

On 10 May, Mr Thinh was rushed to the hospital with a severe hip pain after he had stumbled and fallen.  Doctors detected that he had a left femoral neck fracture which was preventing normal movement, and the next day he underwent a partial hip replacement. 

The operation featured minimal invasive surgical procedures, with no muscle cutting and reduced blood loss, which helped the patient to recover from the surgery faster than usual.

After the operation, the patient received further medical treatment in the hospital’s Surgical Department, including the use of traditional Oriental medicines and physical exercise under instruction from the doctors. 

Thanks to this, Mr Thinh’s health is gradually improving, he is able to walk normally, and he has now been discharged from the hospital.