Hospital conducts a successful total knee replacement surgery on the oldest patient
The record for conducting a successful total knee replacement surgery on the oldest patient was set by Vivekanand General Hospital (Hubballi) of Dharwad, Karnataka. A team of competent orthopaedic surgeons led by Dr Virendra Bhasme successfully performed a total knee replacement surgery (TKR) on an elderly male patient whose date of birth is June 19, 1924 and aged 100 years, 6 months and 28 days on January 16, 2025, as confirmed on March 19, 2025.
