A 24-year old woman, who was severely injured in a road accident, has been able to save her limbs after a corrective vascular surgery.
Senior consultant plastic, cosmetic and micro vascular surgeon, Sumita Shankar, who performed a life saving vascular surgery at Yashasvi Hospitals, said that the surgery involved repair of popliteal artery by grafting a vein to restore circulation of blood in the limb. The timing of the repair was crucial in such surgeries where patient was suffering from grade 3 compound fractures.
“In acute trauma, limb muscles cannot bear blockage of blood circulation for more than 8-10 hours. In case of delay dead muscles breakdown to myoglobin leading to severe damage to kidneys,” Dr. Shankar said.
The patient was on her way home on a motor cycle when a bus hit her. She suffered severe injuries to both her legs and left upper limb. Her right leg below the knee bone was fractured and injuring the major vessel of the leg. Dr Yashasvi Ramana conducted an emergency surgery fixing the bone and later Dr. Shankar performed micro-vascular repair saving the limb.
Dr. Sumita said that she had undergone extensive training in cosmetic and micro vascular surgery in Mumbai and USA and has been a consultant at various hospitals in Hyderabad and Vijayawada.
Published - April 03, 2015 12:00 am IST
