When her past wasn’t reviewed — And her body paid the price

Issue - July - 2025, Posted On: 01 July 2025

A 75-year-old woman, already operated on twice for a hip fracture, had previously undergone prosthesis removal due to chronic post-operative infection. Doctors at a government hospital ultimately advised her family against any further internal fixation. “No foreign body should be inserted again,” their records stated.

Yet, she underwent another total hip replacement at a private hospital.

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