Brazil's Lula awake and well after hip surgery, say doctors

Saturday, 30 Sep 2023 9:13 AM MYT

BRASILIA, Sept 30 ― Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hip surgery was successfully completed, and he is now awake and well, his doctors said yesterday afternoon.

Lula underwent surgery for hip arthrosis caused by the extremely painful wear and tear of the cartilage on the head of the femur.

The procedure, with general anaesthetic, is aimed at restoring the function of his right hip by arthroplasty, which involves removing the head of the femur to implant a prosthesis.

The surgery went smoothly and Lula will not need to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), one of his doctors, Roberto Kalil told reporters in a press conference.

He should be transferred to a room in the next few hours.

Lula has said he has been in constant pain for more than a year, though this has not stopped him from traveling to dozens of countries since he took office in January.

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