TASS: Roman Kostomarov did not have prosthetic hands, the athlete is mastering leg prostheses
Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov was given only prosthetic legs. Details became known to TASS.
An agency source said that Kostomarov had not yet been given prosthetic hands. “Roman is still in intensive care. He masters leg prostheses, gets used to them. But no more than an hour a day – it hurts enough, it takes time to get used to, ”he said.
On June 26, Kostomarov showed a video of training in the hospital. In the footage, the 46-year-old athlete is engaged on an exercise bike, he has prostheses on his legs.
According to the Telegram channel “112”, the skater was given temporary prostheses, which will later be replaced with individual and modern ones. It is noted that specialists from Germany came to the clinic for consultations on the use of prostheses.
Kostomarov was admitted to the hospital on January 10 with pneumonia and influenza B. Due to the prolonged connection to a blood oxygenator and a ventilator, tissue began to die. According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, the doctors had to amputate both feet of the figure skater, then the shins of both legs, the entire right hand and several fingers of the left.
Source: Lenta
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