Yobe State University Teaching Hospital has recorded a significant medical breakthrough following the successful conduct of a total hip replacement surgery on a young man.
The surgery was carried out on Saturday on a patient suffering from sickle cell disease who developed death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply to the top part of the thigh bone.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the specialised operation was led by Dr Lawan Yari, alongside Dr Musa Abdulmalik, Dr Bashok Palagvi, Mr Manasseh Jonah and Mr Karumi Ibrahim.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammad Gana, who briefed the press on the development on Sunday, said the condition is medically known as avascular necrosis.
He described the surgery as a landmark achievement, saying total hip replacement was a surgical operation in which the damaged hip joint was replaced with an artificial joint.
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