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A 108-year-old woman from Salford died after suffering a fractured ankle at home, an inquest heard.
Edith Hodson died just nine days after being admitted to hospital in September last year.
Her condition declined rapidly following the accident despite being in good health.
She then suffered a heart attack.
An inquest into her death was opened at Bolton Coroner’s Court today on Monday (February 14).
It heard how Mrs Hodson was at her home on Delamere Avenue in Clifton when the fall happened on September 19.
Her son Peter had been assisting her down the stairs when she reached the bottom and got her foot caught in the carpet.
Mrs Hodson collapsed and suffered a fracture to her left ankle.
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An ambulance was called and she was rushed to Salford Royal Hospital.
Due to her age and frailty, medics discussed potentially amputating her leg over fears the wound would not heal.
But following a decision made by Mrs Hodson, it was decided surgeons would try their best to fix the fracture.
While the operation was deemed a success, her condition began to quickly deteriorate.
She was given fluids and remained stable for a few days but struggled to communicate.
Sadly, she suffered a heart attack and died with her son by her side on September 28.
Medics believe her death was linked to the trauma of the surgery because her “age group find it hard to recover”.
Giving evidence at the inquest, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital said: “Had she not sustained the injury from the fall, the presumed heart attack would probably not have taken place”.
Mrs Hodson’s cause of death was found to be a heart attack due to heart
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