Nancy Pelosi hospitalized
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ETA: Whoopsie, she was hospitalized after a fall that needed hip surgery after a fracture.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-pelosi-hospitalization-hip-transplant/
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement after being hospitalized during a trip to Luxembourg, her office said Saturday.
"Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend," spokesperson Ian Krager said in a statement.
The operation was conducted at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base in Germany, her office said. The Defense Department provided medevac support to transport Pelosi there from Luxembourg.
The spokesperson added, "Speaker Pelosi is grateful to U.S. military staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at Landstuhl Army Base and medical staff at Hospital Kirchberg in Luxembourg for their excellent care and kindness."
She probably had a bipolar (heh) or Austin-Moore hip prosthesis inserted. It half-qualifies as a "hip replacement" only in the sense that the top of the femur is replaced - that's the "ball" of the "ball-and-socket" joint. A total hip replacement replaces the acetabulum as well - the "socket" part of the joint.
I've seen hundreds of these cases - hip fracture after a fall. The oldest patient I ever did for this was 101 years old.
