Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy breaks hip, will undergo surgery

[Nevilledog]

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Longtime Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and must undergo surgery to repair it, his office said in a statement Thursday.

The 82-year-old Democrat fell Wednesday night in McLean, Virginia, the statement said. Doctors determined the best course of action would be to have surgery to repair the hip as soon as possible.

Leahy, who was born blind in one eye, "has had a lifelong struggle with reduced depth perception," the statement said. "He has taken some remarkable dingers over the years, but this one finally caught up with him."

But he's "expected to make a full recovery and begin a healthy course of physical therapy immediately."

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[PCIntern]

1. Shit...

Not great news. I hope he’s got excellent physiological reserve and healthy cardiac resilience. Hoping for his rapid recovery

[milestogo]

2. Why couldn't it be the blimp?

[Control-Z]

3. I'm kind of wondering out loud,

and am open to any professional opinions, why don't they just replace the hip when an older person has a break? It's becoming such a common surgery with mostly quick recoveries and long term wear on the prosthetic implant.