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Hyderabad: Former Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday successfully underwent operation of left Total Hip Replacement at a private super-specialty hospital here following a fracture after he collapsed at his Erravelli farmhouse. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday morning, resulted in a hairline fracture that required immediate medical attention. Doctors said he was likely to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days.
Former Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao was taken to hospital
A team of senior orthopaedic surgeons and other medical professionals performed the surgery at the Yashoda hospitals. The hospital had recommended hip replacement and said that it may take 6-8 weeks time to recover. Rao “has undergone the planned operation of left Total Hip Replacement,” the hospital said in a health bulletin Friday night.
KCR receives post-surgery care
He has tolerated the surgery well and was stable haemodynamically throughout the procedure, it added.
KCR has been shifted to the room after successfully completing the surgery and was recuperating, the bulletin informed. The former chief minister was receiving post-operative care, including IV fluids, prophylactic antibiotics and pain medication.
It further informed that the plan for ambulation, physiotherapy and nutrition would be designed based on assessment on Saturday. Earlier, KCR’s son KT Ramarao said in a post on X that Rao “needs to undergo a hip replacement Surgery today after he had a fall in his bathroom.”
KCR was shifted to the Yashoda Hospitals at Somajiguda in the city after the fall at his Erravelli residence near here Thursday night.
Upon his checkup which also included CT scans, it was found that he had a left hip fracture (Intracapsular Neck of femur fracture), the hospital said earlier in the day.
PM wishes speedy recovery
Health secretary S A M Rizvi visited the hospital earlier in the day on the directions of CM Reddy and enquired about KCR’s health.
The news of Rao’s accident and subsequent hospitalization has resonated nationally, with people like Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern and wishing Rao a speedy recovery. His message, ‘Sad to know that former Telangana CM Shri KCR Garu has been injured. I pray for his speedy recovery and good health,’ echoing the sentiments of many who have followed Rao’s political journey over the years.
Distressed to know that former Telangana CM Shri KCR Garu has suffered an injury. I pray for his speedy recovery and good health.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 8, 2023
Union Minister and state BJP president G Kishan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and other leaders expressed concern over Rao’s injury and wished his speedy recovery.
