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Ahmedabad Civil Hospital performs high-risk hip replacement on woman with rare blood disorder
['Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri']
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Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has successfully performed a high-risk total hip replacement on a woman with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a rare blood disorder that significantly increases the risk of excessive bleeding during surgery, hospital officials said on Saturday.
"The Department of Orthopaedics has successfully performed a Total Hip Replacement on a patient suffering from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
This achievement once again demonstrates that government hospitals are capable of delivering world-class, highly complex medical treatment successfully," he said.
As her condition worsened, total hip replacement became the only viable option to restore her mobility.
The planned blood component support enabled doctors to control bleeding and successfully complete the total hip replacement.