Arnold and Joyce Jones (both 93), of Dunedin, enjoy a stroll around the Forsyth Barr Stadium pitch during the Dunedin Wishbone Walk at the Stadium yesterday. Walkers with joint replacements from around Dunedin took part in the Wishbone Walk yesterday afternoon, completing laps around the field in the name of orthopaedic research. Trophies made of real implants were given out for the most individual joint replacements, oldest replacement, most recent replacement and first to register. Nonagenarian Arnold Jones took away the award for oldest replacement, with a 32-year-old implant in his left hip. He had his first hip replacement in 1990 at Dunedin Hospital and later had the right hip replaced twice.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2021 16:41 UTC