Natalia, a resident of the city of N, went to the Falk Hospital in Vladivostok in July 2015 with severe pain in the hip area. At the same time, the patient already had a complex of problems associated with breast cancer and brain metastases.
The femoral neck of the woman was broken earlier, and the patient received treatment for the fracture in one of the municipal hospitals. In the opinion of the doctors at the Falk Hospital, an operation was needed. At the same time, the risk of complications, given the complex concomitant diagnosis of the patient, was very high. However, the Falk team, which included a neurologist and orthopedic surgeons, prepared the woman for the operation.
The operation was also very difficult, with doctors having to remove the metal attachment before fixing the incorrectly fused fracture. Only after that, she was fitted with a new prosthetic hip joint.
According to the patient, other clinics where she went with severe hip pain offered to remove the old metal from the hip and then wait several months before performing another operation - to apply a new attachment. However, in the hospital "Falk" as much as possible analyzed the risks and all the possibilities in order to do everything for the patient during a single operation. After careful consideration and discussion, patient N. agreed to the operation, which was successful.
It wasn't just luck for her and the doctors. Only scrupulous planning and an open discussion with the patient contributed to the successful resolution of an acute health problem. According to the firm rules of Western medical ethics, inherent in the specialists of Falk in Vladivostok, the patient is provided with complete information about his disease and only together with the patient, the doctors of Falk Hospital come to the only correct decision.
