Highway policeman finds his feet post multiple surgeries
Healthcare Radius|November 2022
A team led by Dr. Girish Bhalerao, consultant orthopedic surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, near Mumbai, saved the legs of a 44-year-old highway policeman who was an accident victim and suffered from polytrauma.
Highway policeman finds his feet post multiple surgeries

The patient, who was unable to walk for about two months, now stands on his feet again after restoring his lower limbs.

Sachin Dhanivire underwent polytrauma after meeting with an accident at Boisar highway. He had suffered fracture in both the thigh bones (femur shaft), comminuted fracture of right proximal leg bone (tibial plateau) with degloving injury to right knee exposing bones, muscles and other side.

tissues and an arm fracture (humerus shaft). The patient's right lower limb side entire bones were shattered with open skin, bones, and vasculature.

Dr. Bhalerao said, "On arrival in the emergency department on April 22, 2022, the patient was assessed for hemorrhagic shock like symptoms. He was primarily stabilized in accordance with Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol.

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