Youth's Crushed Legs and Life Saved by Timely Treatment at Parvathy Hospital

/ -- Patient sustained extensive crush injury on his left foot while working with a power drill machine; the cost-effective treatment saved the patient's foot from amputation
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Dr. V.T.S. Arul Sivakumar, Plastic Surgeon, Parvathy Hospital said, "After thorough examination of the patient, we immediately advised him and performed a surgery. Initially we resuscitated PT and executed technique of multiple wiring and the wounds were cleaned. Later he underwent a surgery, wound debridement for medically removing his dead tissues. The unique technique of vacuum assisted wound closure, VAC application was performed to the patient on the same day to save his limb."

He further said, "There were large wounds of 20x10 cm in the upper side and 10x15 cm on planter side of the foot including the leg. During the treatment, all his wounds were covered with skin taken from the patient's own body and final surgery was performed. Finally, all wounds were healed, all wires were completely removed, and the patient was able to walk on his own within 2-weeks."
The recovered patient said, "The previous hospital advised for an amputation for my injury. The extreme fear held me to look for a treatment that can save my leg. Parvathy Hospital gave a hope to reverse the risk of amputation. The treatment was faster than expected with my wounds being fully healed and I was able to walk without any support and now I am back to my job."

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