KCR undergoes successful hip replacement surgery, informs BRS

Former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who was admitted to hospital after a fall, a couple of days back, went through hip replacement surgery. While speaking to media, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Dasoju Sravan informed on Thursday that former Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao's hip replacement surgery went successful and said that he is likely to be discharged from the hospital in another 2 to 3 days.

"Former CM of Telangana and BRS party national leader KCR's hip replacement surgery is successful. Almost in about 1 and a half hours, the doctors performed the most critical surgery. As for the reports of the doctors, the surgery was very successful," Sravan told ANI in Hyderabad.

He further wished for the speedy recovery of party chief.

Meanwhile, a statement issued by Yasodha Hospital, where the BRS chief was admitted earlier on Thursday, said that the former CM fell in his bathroom and sustained a left hip fracture, which will need replacement. KCR will take few weeks to recover, the statement added further.

"Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao Garu had a slip and fall in his bathroom at his residence and was subsequently brought to Yashoda Hospital for further care. On evaluation, including CT scans, he was found to have a left hip fracture [Extracapsular Neck of femur fracture). He would require left hip replacement for the same and the usual course of recovery for such cases is expected to be six to eight weeks," the hospital said in a statement.

(With ANI inputs)