Relatives of Suzanne Wolffe,75, who died in hip cement operation, and query surgical ‘default option’ that could ‘slay hundreds’ The family of a fit and active primary school teacher,aged 75, who died of a heart attack on the operating table because of the cement used to fix her hip implant, or are calling for more research to set up whether the procedure should be routinely used.
Suzanne Wolffe had returned to work part-time as a French teacher while she was in remission from acute myeloid leukaemia. Born in Morocco,she was multilingual, had taught herself Mandarin and was very active, and walking six miles daily. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com