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| Britain's oldest person Gladys Hooper has hip op at 112 | Britain's oldest person Gladys Hooper has hip op at 112 |
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| A 112-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight is believed to be the oldest person in the world to have had a hip replacement. | A 112-year-old woman from the Isle of Wight is believed to be the oldest person in the world to have had a hip replacement. |
| Gladys Hooper, from Ryde, needed emergency surgery after fracturing her hip when she fell at home. | Gladys Hooper, from Ryde, needed emergency surgery after fracturing her hip when she fell at home. |
| Orthopaedic surgeon Jason Millington said: "She's an amazing lady, to my knowledge she's the oldest person documented to have had this procedure." | Orthopaedic surgeon Jason Millington said: "She's an amazing lady, to my knowledge she's the oldest person documented to have had this procedure." |
| Mrs Hooper is recovering at the island's St Mary's Hospital. | Mrs Hooper is recovering at the island's St Mary's Hospital. |
| The hospital said notwithstanding her age it was right to spend £6,000 on the operation to fit the ceramic hip. | The hospital said notwithstanding her age it was right to spend £6,000 on the operation to fit the ceramic hip. |
| Mr Millington said: "This was emergency surgery, it's not based on age. | Mr Millington said: "This was emergency surgery, it's not based on age. |
| "My philosophy is never too old to operate, just too unwell, and in Mrs Hooper's case she was certainly well enough. | "My philosophy is never too old to operate, just too unwell, and in Mrs Hooper's case she was certainly well enough. |
| "If the benefits of the surgery outweigh the risk then it's a pretty easy decision and you operate. | "If the benefits of the surgery outweigh the risk then it's a pretty easy decision and you operate. |
| "She deserves treatment as much as anyone else." | "She deserves treatment as much as anyone else." |
| Following the operation Mrs Hooper said she felt "somewhere near 80" in age. | Following the operation Mrs Hooper said she felt "somewhere near 80" in age. |
| Analysis, by Philippa Roxby, health reporter | Analysis, by Philippa Roxby, health reporter |
| This was an emergency operation to replace half of the right hip joint, after the patient's hip was fractured in a fall. | This was an emergency operation to replace half of the right hip joint, after the patient's hip was fractured in a fall. |
| Instead of a total hip replacement, only the ball portion of the hip was replaced - not the socket. | Instead of a total hip replacement, only the ball portion of the hip was replaced - not the socket. |
| Hip replacements are a common procedure, usually carried out in older people between 60 and 80 because of wear and tear or damage to the hip joint. | Hip replacements are a common procedure, usually carried out in older people between 60 and 80 because of wear and tear or damage to the hip joint. |
| Patients over 100 years old are unusual, but their number is increasing because people are living longer. | Patients over 100 years old are unusual, but their number is increasing because people are living longer. |
| There are risks in undergoing a general anaesthetic at that age. But there are other options - in this case a spinal anaesthetic was used. | |
| The challenge now for Mrs Hooper is to get back on her feet and use her new hip - a process which can take four to six weeks for even the most mobile patients. | The challenge now for Mrs Hooper is to get back on her feet and use her new hip - a process which can take four to six weeks for even the most mobile patients. |