A 22-year-old man, who was crippled in an accident 11 years ago, has started walking again. Gaurav Sharma had met with an accident in 2005 when he was going to attend a family function in Uttar Pradesh.
Then an 11-year-old, he saw his uncle and cousin die in front of him. Later, he lost his mother while he was in the ICU.
Traumatised, he went through eight surgeries initially, which left him with a crutch, a fused hip and a short left leg.
Multiple surgeries
A series of surgeries suggested by Dhananjay Gupta, director of orthopaedics, spine, joint reconstruction and replacement surgeon at Fortis Hospital here finally got him back on his feet.
Gaurav underwent his first surgery at the hospital on May 5, 2016. On September 9, after the last surgery, he was able to walk without support. He is now undergoing physiotherapy.
According to Dr. Gupta, “There were some challenges. There was a nail in his thigh bone that prevented the placement of a hip prosthesis. In the first stage, the plan was to take out the nail and open the hip joint. Gaurav’s case was also complicated as he had already undergone multiple surgeries. After a month of successful hip-replacement surgery, he complained of fever and a slight limp. An ultrasound suggested a localised abscess in the muscular plane.”
Gaurav then underwent removal of all implants because of an infection. “Once the infection settled, the patient was again taken for hip arthroplasty. This time, the surgery was smoother as the hip joint was already open and there was time to plan the implants and their placement,” said Dr. Gupta.
Now, six months after the surgery, Gaurav walks unaided with a slight limp.
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