These are great news. Slythly worried about the "fusion", did they make a fusion OP who will make his spine less flexible or the plastic disc is now stable in his back and no need anymore for the screws?
yes.
google translating!! sorry..
http://www.kp.ru/daily/26201/3088609/
the doctor said:
Evgeni Plushenko underwent another operation on the spine . As stated earlier , videotaping operation led first channel . Plushenko doctor Igor Piatigorsky suggests that sensational footage will be shown during the news release on the First .
Recall Yevgeny Plushenko withdrew from the individual competition at the Olympics because of an injury in training.
Doctors later found that Plushenko broke one of the four screws fastening artificial disc . Athlete again had to lie on the operating table .
Yesterday , at 7 am Plushenko brought to the operating room - said " KP" CEO of the medical center " Ramat Aviv " Igor Piatigorsky . About the broken screw , we learned after the X-ray , and that feels like an artificial intervertebral disc , we did not know .
And when the second hour operation, we came to the broken screw , saw that fortunately , the artificial intervertebral disc tightly merged with the skeleton . He has a whole spine .
It was decided to remove all four screws (including broken - Ed.) . When Jack retired from anesthesia , we showed him the screws . He was shocked:
- I had no idea that I had such screws in the spine ! Eugene , of course, pleased that screws anymore. And he knew why he had all that time was severe back pain and stiffness of the spine. Just two vertebrae fused and become one . Because of this, the athlete , of course, felt some discomfort . Today, he is already walking , eating . I think tomorrow or the day after it is released from the hospital.
- A physical activity is probably still banned ?
- Until the next Olympics away so we keep themselves advised Genet . After the last operation, he too quickly returned to the sport . Now he himself understands that force event . But he wanted to speak in Sochi. Now he will do everything quietly , gradually , not in a hurry . 10-15 days he can go through the first 100 meters, then it will be to walk long distances. And three months later, Plushenko will start training . I understand that Jack is not going to leave the sport .
- Do you think the screw broke in the Olympics ?
- I do not know , I can not say. I believe that Jack made two feat . First - that he quickly recovered and played . Second - psychological . After surgery, many patients feel phantom pain . Psychologically, it is very difficult to get out on the ice. And there still people with screws and artificial intervertebral disc won a medal .
- Igor , do you think , in the future Plushenko will complain of back pain?
To him , to come to understand that he is a healthy person , then the pain will pass . He has a great sturdy skeleton to withstand enormous loads. Imagine - the bone is not broken, just screw !
Shattered bone and cut off the screw. When it happened - at the moment of falling in training, or the day before ... I hope that the pain will Plushenko , most importantly, that he understood that he was not a robot, not a superman .
another doctor's opinion the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Vladimir Uiba:
http://mir24.tv/news/sport/9988913
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nOKPlYZ8AQ
" For medical reasons he was willing and able to act , which, in general , and he confirmed to team performance. Forward calls to any part of the order that we saw the problem , we have not been , "- said the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency Vladimir Uiba .
But the Olympics screw that secures the implant in the spine Plushenko broke and it jeopardize not only future career athlete , but his life . Despite warnings from doctors , Plushenko decided to take the risk and speak at home Olympics . It was clear that the implant can be destroyed by each quads . But being the sole representative of Russia among male skaters , Plushenko still successfully performed in the team tournament and contributed to the final victory ."
