Doctors at a private hospital in the national capital successfully performed a total elbow replacement on a 62-year-old woman, who had delayed treatment of her dislocated elbow for eight months out of fear of contracting coronavirus.

The woman, Akhtari Ali, was suffering from a chronic neglected elbow dislocation with multiple fractures and ligament injuries. She had neglected the treatment for dislocated elbow for over eight months owing to the fear of Covid-19.