[Magdalen] A WTF moment indeed

[cantor03 at aol.com]

Fortunately,  modern hip replacement surgery has revolutionized hip fractures.When I was an intern (they still had such 1962-1963) at the Minneapolis (nowHennepin County) General Hospital, hip surgery, such as it was then, was doneon most such, but fracturing a hip then was usually a death-knell.  I hated therotation (required) through orthopedics because of this situation. I can still hearthe hospital loudspeakers paging, "Doctor Strang, your new hip is on Ward 10:"
I had bilateral hip replacement surgery in 1990 secondary to aseptic necrosisof the femurs due to oral steroids for chronic asthma.


David Strang.





In a message dated 5/28/2019 10:04:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, michaudme at gmail.com writes:


Since I fear falling myself (three friends have broken a hip so far this
year and one of them died), I have begun to consider Life Alert (although I
understand it's not the best of these systems).