NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan on Thursday underwent surgery at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital to remove a part of a broken knife lodged close to his spinal cord after being repeatedly stabbed by an intruder at his Bandra residence. Doctors have confirmed that Khan is now “out of danger.”
Meanwhile, TOI has accessed an image of the knife fragment that was removed from the actor’s spine.
Saif Ali Khan Health Update
Khan, 54, is on the path to recovery after the emergency surgery, said doctors at Lilavati Hospital. He was rushed immediately after the incident, which took place around 2:30am at his penthouse in the ‘Satguru Sharan’ building.
Speaking to reporters, Dr Niraj Uttamani, the chief operating officer (COO) of Lilavati Hospital, said, “We removed a 2.5-inch piece of knife from the spine.”
When asked about the actor’s injuries, Dr Uttamani said, “There were two severe, two intermediate injuries and two abrasions.” He added, “We wish to inform you that fortunately Saif Ali Khan’s surgery has been done very well. He is on the recovery path. He has been shifted to the ICU. Maybe in a day or two he will be shifted to the ward.”
The injuries were serious, but the surgical team managed the procedure successfully. Both a neurosurgery and a plastic surgery were performed, Dr Uttamani said.
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“Khan is looking fine and is on 100 per cent recovery path as per our initial understanding,” he said.
Dr Nitin Dange, a neurosurgeon at the hospital, elaborated on the injuries, saying, “He sustained a major injury to his thoracic spine due to a knife lodged in his spine. Surgery was performed to remove the knife and also to repair the leaking spinal fluid. There were two other deep wounds on his left hand and right side of the neck, which were repaired by the plastic surgery team.”
Dr Dange also assured that Khan’s condition is stable. “Khan is completely stable now. He is in recovery mode and is completely out of danger. We will shift him out of the ICU tomorrow morning and maybe plan a discharge in a day or two,” he added.
