According to the media, the famous figure skater Roman Kostomarov was almost immobile for three months in the Kommunarka hospital, during which time first both feet, then both lower legs, as well as his right hand and all the fingers of his left hand were amputated. reports.
Recent surgical interventions have stopped developing gangrene and tissue death. Now Kostomarov is constantly conscious and recording voice messages to his colleagues with the promise of recovery, while doctors recover his severely damaged liver from drugs.
It is claimed that the champion is already strong enough to go through the prosthetic process and replace the amputated ones with artificial limbs.
According to REN TV, a discussion is currently underway about the possible transport of the figure skater to Germany, where he must be equipped with artificial limbs.
At the same time, some relatives of Kostomarov are in favor of abandoning the difficult flight and still wearing prosthetics in Russia.
In any case, German specialists play a big role in the treatment of the Olympic champion. For three months, they consulted with Russian doctors via video link and met with Kostomarov’s wife, Oksana Domnina, bronze medalist of the Vancouver Games in figure skating. Also, the Germans came to Moscow to personally examine the athlete.
“Two professors came to Kostomarov to arrange the treatment. Now doctors are looking for an opportunity to prepare an athlete for prosthetics. A possible transfer decision to Germany will be made by Roman and his wife,” a REN TV source said.
According to MK, relatives of Kostomarov are increasingly turning to the option of prosthetics abroad.
“The fate of the skater is no longer determined by our doctors in Kommunarka, but by the most famous professors from abroad and from our many other hospitals.
Medical specialists from the Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences arrive in Kostomarov and fly from Germany.
Allegedly, the athlete’s relatives do not trust local doctors very much, “he said.
It is interesting that a few hours later the figure skater’s wife, Oksana Domnina, announced that she did not plan to move her husband abroad.
“It was not discussed and is not discussed in our family. The treatment is going according to plan with the participation of the best freelancers in the right direction for Roman, ”TASS quoted Domnina.
It is alleged that the skater is already preparing for discharge from Kommunarka. Presumably, the prosthetic process isn’t really far off.
However, not all experts welcome this decision. Pathologist Alexander Ediger believes that Kostomarov’s body is completely unprepared for such loads.
“From the piecemeal information that has leaked to us from the hospital, we can conclude that Roman was on the verge of life and death for weeks.
What kind of prostheses can we talk about? Edger said. – First you need to normalize the condition of Kostomarov’s internal organs!
And all this time, it must be in conditions close to resuscitation.
Rehabilitation doctor, candidate of medical sciences Alexander Shishonin advised Kostomarov to slowly regain his physical form before wearing the prosthesis.
After three months in a stationary state, the skater needs to strengthen the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and for this Shishonin recommends first performing breathing exercises, followed by floor gymnastics (exercises in the prone position or on all fours).
“If the patient has been lying down for a long time and is completely weakened, he needs to start breathing exercises. The rehab specialist said in a commentary to the journal Arguments and Facts that the respiratory muscle is the only muscle that doesn’t become more or less atrophied after prolonged lying down.
“Breathing will give you strength and energy, and then you can crawl, do gymnastics, and lie press.”
According to Shishonin, Kostomarov will be able to return to an active life with prosthetics, and we need to prepare for this now.
And rehabilitation specialist and neurologist Alexander Komarov even said that the Olympic champion may return to perform at ice shows.
“Kostomarov’s expectations regarding prosthesis are very good. Komarov told NEWS.ru that there are many prosthetics that can even allow him to return to ice.
“A bionic prosthetic foot is fitted and functional.”
Maxim Korolev, head of the department of sports traumatology at the International Medical Center, said that one of his patients actively plays hockey with a bionic prosthesis instead of a leg.
Korolev also noted that modern prostheses are extremely sensitive, allowing people to do small jobs.
“Now the bionic is at a very high level. This is a surgical intervention: tendons, muscles, neurosensors are attached to the prosthesis.
If this is a hand prosthesis, patients with such a prosthesis calmly take a glass and can tell if it is cold or hot. The person controls the brush as if it were his own. I think the prostheses will cost several million,” said the doctor.