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(1/16/01 6:15:28 pm)
Former President Reagan Successfully
Undergoes Hip Surgery
Saturday, January 13, 2001
Former President Ronald Reagan is resting comfortably after successful surgery to repair a broken hip Saturday and is expected to be released from the hospital in seven to ten days according to his chief surgeon. The former chief executive fractured his hip after a fall at his Bel Air, California home on Friday.
http://www.foxnews.com/national/...reagan.sml
Bob Galbraith/AP
February 2, 1990: Reagan in his Los Angeles office.
Lead orthopedic surgeon Kevin Ehrhart said the former president was stable throughout surgery at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica, but faced a "long uphill" struggle to recovery because of his advanced age. Reagan will turn ninety next month. Reagan was placed under general anesthesia during the operation.
"He remained in stable condition throughout the procedure and he remains in stable condition presently in his hospital room," the doctor said.
Ehrhart says Reagan's recovery could also be complicated by his Alzheimer's disease.
Nancy Reagan has been with her husband since he was hospitalized Friday afternoon.
"Mrs. Reagan was with him through the night, has remained strong throughout, and is with him now in his room," said Reagan spokeswoman Joanne Drake.
Ehrhart said the former president would be able to complete most of his recovery and rehabilitation at home. The doctor said Reagan would need to use a walker when he regains mobility.
"The condition of the president's tissue, specifically the muscle and bone, was that of a much younger man, which obviously helps substantially with his recovery," the doctor said. Reagan's surgery involved using a series of pins, screws and a plate to put the President's hip back together, Ehrhart said. The ex-president faces months of rehabilitation and physical therapy.
The surgery lasted only 65 minutes, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 9:35 a.m. pacific time. Doctors had initially anticipated the operation would take closer to three hours, a sign that the injury was less severe than originally thought.
When asked what were the biggest risks that Reagan would face during recovery, Ehrhart responded "not making it."
Only one-quarter of hip fracture patients make a full recovery and 20 percent die within a year, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Half of the patients need a cane or walker, and 40 percent go from the hospital to a nursing home.
Reagan's eldest daughter, Maureen, has been undergoing cancer treatments for melanoma at the same hospital since Dec. 11. All four Reagan children have been notified of the accident.
Reagan disclosed in November 1994 in a passionate letter to the American people that he had Alzheimer's disease and had begun the journey "into the sunset of my life." The two-term president faded from the public eye a short time later and has rarely been seen outside his home.
He discontinued going to his Century City office in 1999 but still made trips to parks and enjoyed strolls on the Venice Beach boardwalk with his Secret Service contingent.
At 69, Reagan was the oldest man ever elected president when he was chosen on Nov. 4, 1980, by an unexpectedly large margin over incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.
His public image was one of rugged good health. He chopped wood and rode horses during visits to his former Santa Barbara County ranch.
On March 30, 1981, Reagan was leaving a Washington hotel after addressing labor leaders when a young drifter, John Hinckley, fired six gunshots at him. A bullet lodged an inch from Reagan's heart, but he recovered fully. As he was entering the hospital after being wounded, Reagan was said to have quipped 'I hope the doctor is a Republican.'
He was re-elected in 1984 by an even greater margin, carrying 49 states in defeating Democrat Walter Mondale. While the Iran-Contra scandal tarnished the reputation of many in his administration, Reagan remained remarkably popular among the American people.
Reagan administration Attorney General Edwin Meese told Fox News that other former president's chief accomplishments were revitalizing the economy and restoring the perception of America as a world leader. He also called the former chief executive a "genuinely nice person."
Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911, in Tampico, Ill., and acquired the nickname "Dutch" as a baby. After college he began a career as a sports broadcaster, then jumped into acting with a role as a radio announcer in the 1937 film Love is on the Air.
His movie career took off with the role of halfback George Gipp in Knute Rockne, All-American, permanently associating Reagan with the coach's exhortation to "win one for the Gipper."
Reagan served multiple terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild starting in 1947 and then ran for California governor, beating Democratic incumbent Edmund G. "Pat" Brown in the 1966 election and winning re-election in 1970.
In the meantime he became a last-minute Republican candidate for president in 1968, but Richard Nixon was already the favorite. Reagan unsuccessfully challenged President Gerald Ford in 1976, then emerged as the GOP front-runner four years later.
—The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The trouble with modern US Foreign Relations is.... we utilize way too much BS and not enough napalm.
Gold Star Member
posts: 35
(1/16/01 6:15:28 pm)
Former President Reagan Successfully
Undergoes Hip Surgery
Saturday, January 13, 2001
Former President Ronald Reagan is resting comfortably after successful surgery to repair a broken hip Saturday and is expected to be released from the hospital in seven to ten days according to his chief surgeon. The former chief executive fractured his hip after a fall at his Bel Air, California home on Friday.
http://www.foxnews.com/national/...reagan.sml
Bob Galbraith/AP
February 2, 1990: Reagan in his Los Angeles office.
Lead orthopedic surgeon Kevin Ehrhart said the former president was stable throughout surgery at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica, but faced a "long uphill" struggle to recovery because of his advanced age. Reagan will turn ninety next month. Reagan was placed under general anesthesia during the operation.
"He remained in stable condition throughout the procedure and he remains in stable condition presently in his hospital room," the doctor said.
Ehrhart says Reagan's recovery could also be complicated by his Alzheimer's disease.
Nancy Reagan has been with her husband since he was hospitalized Friday afternoon.
"Mrs. Reagan was with him through the night, has remained strong throughout, and is with him now in his room," said Reagan spokeswoman Joanne Drake.
Ehrhart said the former president would be able to complete most of his recovery and rehabilitation at home. The doctor said Reagan would need to use a walker when he regains mobility.
"The condition of the president's tissue, specifically the muscle and bone, was that of a much younger man, which obviously helps substantially with his recovery," the doctor said. Reagan's surgery involved using a series of pins, screws and a plate to put the President's hip back together, Ehrhart said. The ex-president faces months of rehabilitation and physical therapy.
The surgery lasted only 65 minutes, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 9:35 a.m. pacific time. Doctors had initially anticipated the operation would take closer to three hours, a sign that the injury was less severe than originally thought.
When asked what were the biggest risks that Reagan would face during recovery, Ehrhart responded "not making it."
Only one-quarter of hip fracture patients make a full recovery and 20 percent die within a year, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Half of the patients need a cane or walker, and 40 percent go from the hospital to a nursing home.
Reagan's eldest daughter, Maureen, has been undergoing cancer treatments for melanoma at the same hospital since Dec. 11. All four Reagan children have been notified of the accident.
Reagan disclosed in November 1994 in a passionate letter to the American people that he had Alzheimer's disease and had begun the journey "into the sunset of my life." The two-term president faded from the public eye a short time later and has rarely been seen outside his home.
He discontinued going to his Century City office in 1999 but still made trips to parks and enjoyed strolls on the Venice Beach boardwalk with his Secret Service contingent.
At 69, Reagan was the oldest man ever elected president when he was chosen on Nov. 4, 1980, by an unexpectedly large margin over incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.
His public image was one of rugged good health. He chopped wood and rode horses during visits to his former Santa Barbara County ranch.
On March 30, 1981, Reagan was leaving a Washington hotel after addressing labor leaders when a young drifter, John Hinckley, fired six gunshots at him. A bullet lodged an inch from Reagan's heart, but he recovered fully. As he was entering the hospital after being wounded, Reagan was said to have quipped 'I hope the doctor is a Republican.'
He was re-elected in 1984 by an even greater margin, carrying 49 states in defeating Democrat Walter Mondale. While the Iran-Contra scandal tarnished the reputation of many in his administration, Reagan remained remarkably popular among the American people.
Reagan administration Attorney General Edwin Meese told Fox News that other former president's chief accomplishments were revitalizing the economy and restoring the perception of America as a world leader. He also called the former chief executive a "genuinely nice person."
Reagan was born on Feb. 6, 1911, in Tampico, Ill., and acquired the nickname "Dutch" as a baby. After college he began a career as a sports broadcaster, then jumped into acting with a role as a radio announcer in the 1937 film Love is on the Air.
His movie career took off with the role of halfback George Gipp in Knute Rockne, All-American, permanently associating Reagan with the coach's exhortation to "win one for the Gipper."
Reagan served multiple terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild starting in 1947 and then ran for California governor, beating Democratic incumbent Edmund G. "Pat" Brown in the 1966 election and winning re-election in 1970.
In the meantime he became a last-minute Republican candidate for president in 1968, but Richard Nixon was already the favorite. Reagan unsuccessfully challenged President Gerald Ford in 1976, then emerged as the GOP front-runner four years later.
—The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The trouble with modern US Foreign Relations is.... we utilize way too much BS and not enough napalm.