A friend's 90-year-old relative had a fall a few days ago and needed a hip replacement.
She was taken to the local NHS general hospital and had the operation a day or two later, which proved successful, although she had to go into intensive care for a day or so.
On a normal ward now and waiting to go into a convalescence home for a rest period. It's her second hip replacement operation over the years, but it's not surprising that both have proved very successful as it's one of the most common operations carried out.
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