Posted at 11:45 a.m., Monday, September 22, 2003
Inouye to have shoulder surgery
Advertiser Staff
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, 79, will undergo surgery Oct. 6 for a partial replacement of his left shoulder, his office said today.Inouye lost his right arm in combat during World War II and his "left arm and shoulder have done 'double duty’ for more than five decades," said a news release from Inouye spokesman Mike Yuen.
Inouye is expected to be in the hospital one or two weeks for rehabilitation, and full recovery is expected in three months, said Dr. John S. Xenos of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the surgery will be performed.
