Saif Ali Khan’s Fast Recovery After Surgery: Doctor Explains Actor’s Fitness at 54

Saif Ali Khan’s Fast Recovery After Surgery: Saif Ali Khan, on his way from Lilavati Hospital back to his Bandra home in the Satguru Sharan building, was seen waving in farewell as he made his way out of the hospital in comfort. The speedy recovery of the actor had raised questions over the incident as many wondered- and even Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane questioned, whether he was attacked at all. This has all struck a chord of resonance again as doctors came out to explain the same.

Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy, a cardiologist based in Bengaluru, took to Twitter to post a video of his mother who had recently had surgery on her spine and was walking on a fractured foot in a cast.

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He wrote on X, "For people doubting if Saif Ali Khan really had a spine surgery (funnily even some doctors!). This is a video of my mother from 2022 at the age of 78y, walking with a fractured foot in a cast and a spine surgery on the same evening when spine surgery was done. A younger fit person can recover even faster. For doctors who are doubting Saif's recovery... all I want to tell you is to get better exposure."

For people doubting if Saif Ali Khan really had a spine surgery (funnily even some doctors!). This is a video of my mother from 2022 at the age of 78y, walking with a fractured foot in a cast and a spine surgery on the same evening when spine surgery was done. #MedTwitter. A… pic.twitter.com/VF2DoopTNL

— Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy (@DrDeepakKrishn1) January 22, 2025

Dr Krishnamurthy then explained that only a leak and a tear had occurred in the actor due to the accident.

He added, "And what my mother had was far worse. A fractured bone in the spine. What Saif had was only a cerrebrospinal fluid leak and a tear in duramater, which was repaired. My mom was discharged the next day!"

He concluded, "Nowadays, people who have had cardiac bypass surgeries walk and climb stairs on 3rd 4th day! Please educate yourselves about things before coming on social media and proudly displaying your ignorance! Talk to experts, read up and learn."

On Wednesday, Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane questioned whether the stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was real or the 54-year-old actor was "just acting".

Speaking during an event in Pune, Rane said, "When I saw Saif Ali Khan after he was discharged, I doubted whether he was really stabbed or just acting."

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'BEAUTY OF MODERN MEDICINE'

Dr Amit Thadhani, a surgeon, commented on the remarkable recovery made by the actor, describing it as the "beauty of modern medicine".

“Saw the video of Saif walking out of hospital in good condition. That’s the beauty of modern medicine," he wrote on X.

He explained, “Dural puncture with CSF leak – close the defect, remove drain in 2-3 days and discharge. Nowadays, major spine surgery itself has become a one day stay with no bed rest needed."

“Most likely exploration of the neck wound would have been negative for major injury with only suturing needed, no stay required for that too. Neck dressing is visible on the video. I don’t see anything fishy as far as treatment is concerned," Dr Thadhani further said.

One user asked, "Seeing broken knife, how deep would have been the wound??"

He replied, "My guess is he was stabbed in the back while he was trying to hold the attacker off. Hence most likely it’s gone obliquely paraspinal where there is a lot of muscle that can cause the blade to break off without penetrating into the spinal canal. Had he been stabbed in the back upfront, it would have gone dead straight, hit the bone and stopped, or in worst case gone through or next to the disc into the spinal cord. Sorry for a bit technical explanation."

Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by a burglar at his home in Bandra in the wee hours of January 16. The actor returned to his home five days later, while the attacker was arrested and placed in police custody.

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