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Paralyzed gymnast on track of amazing recovery
By Yu Nan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2007-06-28 13:59
China's paralyzed gymnast Wang Yan has improved beyond doctors'
expectations since she underwent fatal surgery in Shanghai, said Wu
Xiqin, chief coach with the Zhejiang Provincial gymnastics team.
"On behalf of Wang Yan's family and myself, we want to thank everyone for
their concern", Wu said on the phone. "The critical period for the
15-year-old is over, and that she has improved amazingly has even
surprised the diagnosis group only after having surgery seven days ago."
Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese gymnast felt into coma after she broke
her neck in
an accidental falldown from uneven bars at the national championship held
in Shanghai, June 10,2007.[sina.com]
Wang fell into a coma at the national gymnastics championships in
Shanghai June 10 after landing head-first on the mat in her dismount from
the uneven bars with her second and third vertebrae fractured.
Sources after the accident said that the gymnast would likely be
paralyzed for life, but after surgery and treatment, her condition
improved considerably.
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The team of doctors thoroughly examined Wang's impaired mobility
yesterday. But, whether she could transfer out of the intensive care unit
(ICU) will depend on her test results, Wu added.
Seven days since the major surgery, the injured teenager is able to eat
spoonfuls of food, indicating she is getting stronger physically.
By having her mother by her side and visible recovery, the 15-year-old
quickly throws off the gloomy feelings.
According to her doctors, the gymnast is able to relieve herself on her
own, and as her muscular sense is gradually returning, she can swing her
left arm that at first she could not move ideally, lift her legs up and
down and has regained some hand mobility.
So far, she hasn't had any side effects since the surgery succeeded,
which satisfies the diagnosis group. To their knowledge, it is a good
sign. Yesterday's test of her limb functions showed she is now out of
danger, and the locomotor system is steadily recovering, according Xu
Jiangguang, doctor of Wang Yan with Shanghai No.6 Hospital.
"We will focus on, during the next stage, helping the gymnast regain the
damaged neurological functions," Xu said.
"I am optimistic Wang can stand up some day," her coach said, full of
confidence. "But it seems too early to say that she has overcome the
injury as she needs to live at the special care ward for at least two
months."
But whether Wang will move out of the ICU would rely on an examination
report which is due out this week.
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