Surgery helps Emirati avoid paralysis after car accident
ras al khaimah — A timely surgery at Saqr Hospital helped a 32-year-old Emirati man, admitted with serious head and backbone injuries, avoid certain paralysis.
Mohammed Rashid bin Arsheed, director of the Saqr hospital, said Saleem S. was suffering from multiple cervical disk following a car crash. “He was having severe pain in his neck, and an acute spine scoliosis.”
The X-Ray imaging showed that there was a dislocation between the sixth and seventh vertebras, with an inverse and abnormal position of the joint between the two vertebras, he added. “There was also a disk between the fifth and sixth vertebras.”
Bin Arsheed said a medical team was formed to perform an urgent surgery and prevent any health complications on the spinal cord of the patient. “The serious spinal injuries, particularly the dislocation of sixth and seventh vertebras could lead to paralysis and neurological disorders.” The two hurt vertebras were properly relocated, while the vents of the nerve roots were expanded.
“The cervical spine was stabilised with a metal plate,” he said, indicating that the patient was moved to the observation room. “He is in good health.” ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com