DOCTORS who performed the surgical operation on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg have described it as successful.
Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, on Saturday night, said the vice president was alert and well.
According to Akande, a statement, titled, ‘Successful medical treatment of the vice president,’ signed by the Medical Director, Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos, Dr. Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi, stated: “The Vice President was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, today (Saturday, July 16) on account of a fracture of his right femur (thigh bone), possibly related to a longstanding injury associated with a game of squash.
“He had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors, including Dr. Wallace Ogufere (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Om Lahoti (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Babajide Lawson (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon); Dr. Ken Adegoke (Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care); Dr. Oladimeji Agbabiaka (Consultant Anaesthetist); and Dr. Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi (Consultant Physician and Medical Director).
“The operation was successful and he is expected to be discharged within the next few days.”
