Biden’s mom recovering for hip surgery

by Jeremy P. Jacobs - 03/16/09 5:08 PM ET

Vice President Joe Biden’s mother is recovering Monday after hip surgery, according to the White House.

Catherine Eugenia “Jean” Biden was hospitalized on Sunday after falling in her Delaware home.

Biden’s spokeswoman, Elizabeth Alexander, said in a statement that the 91 year-old underwent surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital Monday morning for a hip fracture.

“She is recovering well and is in stable condition,” Alexander said. “Dr. Samir Mehta, the chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, performed the surgery, which involved applying a plate and screw device to Mrs. Biden