Successful Surgery for a 100-Year-Old Fractured femur...Performance of the Senior Specialized TF System at Gangnam Bedro Hospital
Sep 24, 2025
Gangnam Bedro Hospital, a general hospital for brain, spine and joints, announced on the 24th that Yang Kyu-hyun, an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital, recently completed surgery for a 100-year-old patient's femur fracture.
After the fall, the patient suffered a obstructive fracture in the intertrochanteric area of the femur and was transferred to a local hospital near his residence, but he was determined to be difficult to operate as he was a super-aged patient, and was transferred to Gangnam Bedro Hospital, which operates a specialized treatment team for the elderly, on September 19.
The hospital formed a customized multidisciplinary team centered on director Yang Kyu-hyun for treatment. First, the patient's condition was systematically evaluated through collaboration with cardiology and renal medicine, and then the possibility of surgery was determined. In particular, the patient had a previous treatment history of spinal plastic surgery at Gangnam Bedro Hospital, so his whole body condition was carefully reevaluated by referring to this. The patient was born in 1925, but major organ functions such as lung, heart, and kidney were better than their age, so it was judged that anesthesia and recovery before and after surgery were possible.
Director Yang Kyu-hyun's team performed a manual ablation to align the joint bones in place and then performed an internal reconstruction using a metal tablet. The operation time was reduced to less than 40 minutes considering the patient's age, and the entire process was completed quickly. After a stable recovery period through inpatient treatment after surgery, the patient was transferred back to a hospital near his residence.
Since the launch of the Specialized Treatment Team (TF) in 2024, Gangnam Bedro Hospital has been steadily increasing the number of super-aged patients over the age of 90. Accordingly, the hospital has established and operated a separate Frailty pre-verification process to accurately determine and evaluate the availability and risk of surgery, and at the same time operates an emergency room 24 hours a day to respond quickly to acute accidents such as fall fractures and trauma.
Super-aged patients often have low physiological reserve and are in a state of frailty, where their physical functions rapidly decline even with a small burden, so they should be cautious about surgery. Gangnam Bedro Hospital comprehensively reviews and evaluates the cardiac risk index (RCRI) evaluation, senility evaluation, weight change, muscle strength and walking speed, and activity level to accurately determine the patient's senility scale. Through this, the final surgery is possible and the surgical method is determined, and only surgery that prioritizes patient safety is selectively performed.
In particular, Director Yang Kyu-hyun, who conducted the surgery, is an authority in the field of fracture trauma, who served as the president of the Korean Fracture Association and the president of the Korean Academy of Bone History. In 2024, he was awarded the Okjo Geunjeong Medal, a government award, in recognition of his efforts to cultivate younger students in orthopedics. In addition, it is recognized as the best expert in Korea in the field by continuing international thesis presentation and writing activities related to femur fractures.
Director Yang Kyu-hyun said, `Even super-aged patients can have sufficiently safe surgery and recovery through precise preliminary evaluation, preparation, and cooperation with multidisciplinary teams, and minimally invasive surgery is recommended, especially for these patients.' "We will continue to advance a more precise and safe professional treatment system so that super-aged patients can recover their healthy quality of life after fractures."
After the fall, the patient suffered a obstructive fracture in the intertrochanteric area of the femur and was transferred to a local hospital near his residence, but he was determined to be difficult to operate as he was a super-aged patient, and was transferred to Gangnam Bedro Hospital, which operates a specialized treatment team for the elderly, on September 19.
The hospital formed a customized multidisciplinary team centered on director Yang Kyu-hyun for treatment. First, the patient's condition was systematically evaluated through collaboration with cardiology and renal medicine, and then the possibility of surgery was determined. In particular, the patient had a previous treatment history of spinal plastic surgery at Gangnam Bedro Hospital, so his whole body condition was carefully reevaluated by referring to this. The patient was born in 1925, but major organ functions such as lung, heart, and kidney were better than their age, so it was judged that anesthesia and recovery before and after surgery were possible.
Director Yang Kyu-hyun's team performed a manual ablation to align the joint bones in place and then performed an internal reconstruction using a metal tablet. The operation time was reduced to less than 40 minutes considering the patient's age, and the entire process was completed quickly. After a stable recovery period through inpatient treatment after surgery, the patient was transferred back to a hospital near his residence.
Since the launch of the Specialized Treatment Team (TF) in 2024, Gangnam Bedro Hospital has been steadily increasing the number of super-aged patients over the age of 90. Accordingly, the hospital has established and operated a separate Frailty pre-verification process to accurately determine and evaluate the availability and risk of surgery, and at the same time operates an emergency room 24 hours a day to respond quickly to acute accidents such as fall fractures and trauma.
Super-aged patients often have low physiological reserve and are in a state of frailty, where their physical functions rapidly decline even with a small burden, so they should be cautious about surgery. Gangnam Bedro Hospital comprehensively reviews and evaluates the cardiac risk index (RCRI) evaluation, senility evaluation, weight change, muscle strength and walking speed, and activity level to accurately determine the patient's senility scale. Through this, the final surgery is possible and the surgical method is determined, and only surgery that prioritizes patient safety is selectively performed.
In particular, Director Yang Kyu-hyun, who conducted the surgery, is an authority in the field of fracture trauma, who served as the president of the Korean Fracture Association and the president of the Korean Academy of Bone History. In 2024, he was awarded the Okjo Geunjeong Medal, a government award, in recognition of his efforts to cultivate younger students in orthopedics. In addition, it is recognized as the best expert in Korea in the field by continuing international thesis presentation and writing activities related to femur fractures.
Director Yang Kyu-hyun said, `Even super-aged patients can have sufficiently safe surgery and recovery through precise preliminary evaluation, preparation, and cooperation with multidisciplinary teams, and minimally invasive surgery is recommended, especially for these patients.' "We will continue to advance a more precise and safe professional treatment system so that super-aged patients can recover their healthy quality of life after fractures."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
