Foot Of UK Man Attached Backwards Following Bone Cancer Surgery
After a tumble, a guy who was later diagnosed with bone cancer had his leg amputated and his foot sewn on backwards.In 2015, Ibrahim Abdulrauf, then 14 years old, fell slightly while playing football with his brother.?
He didn't give it much thought, but the following morning he awoke in agony and was unable to move.He was identified as having a bone infection during a visit to the emergency room at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, West Midlands. Here's his story:
UK Man's Leg Attached Backwards?
Ibrahim spent six weeks in the hospital before being given antibiotics and being discharged. He was taken to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham as the pain persisted, and there he was ultimately determined to have bone cancer.?Doctors suggested Ibrahim have a rotationplasty, a unique procedure in which the bottom of the limb is sewn on backwards and the middle is removed.?Because the patient can still use their foot after a rotationplasty procedure, it helps them walk with their prosthesis.
The patient can move their leg by placing their foot backwards, just as non-amputees would do with their knee.?
Ibrahim's cancer was in danger of growing if the procedure wasn't done."I couldn't picture myself walking backwards," Ibrahim, 22, stated, "I was thinking it was like Frankenstein."?
"I recall waking up absolutely naked following surgery. I wasn't sure if the procedure had been performed or not. I couldn't believe what I saw when I raised the bedsheet."
He claimed that he went to sleep with a leg and woke up with his foot in the wrong position.The foot was still visible at the bottom of the bandaged leg.He underwent chemotherapy for five months following the operation.?
The Man Felt Like He Was Going To 'Die'?
Ibrahim, a South and City College?chemistry student, said, "I felt I was going to die. I was visualising my parents attending my funeral and me passing away."
Ibrahim began his recuperation after the successful completion of the surgery and chemotherapy. He was instructed to perform daily workouts at home, which helped him become acclimated to the prosthesis he is currently wearing.
He needed three years to regain his ability to walk, but he has been able to do so ever since his rehabilitation was over in 2020. Ibrahim can dance and play sports, and for the first time in years, he is self-sufficient.
"I'm still able to play badminton. Every weekend, I used to play. I'm very happy to be?independent again; I can take care of myself again," he remarked. You have a lot more function and movement thanks to rotationplasty. You are in charge of the leg. Because the nerves are all reattached after the leg is put back on, I can use my own leg and nerves in this way," continued Ibrahim.
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