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The accident happened August 18th and the violence of the collision fractured 19-year-old Carolyn Perkins pelvis and dislocated her hip, requiring surgery, screws and plates to piece everything back together.
Dr. Patrick Coffey, vascular and endovascular surgeon with Vascular Specialists in Tinley Park, Illinois, recently performed life-changing surgery on 19-year-old crash victim. (Photo: Business Wire)
Perkins went home with instructions for complete, immobile bed rest for 90 days, and a warning that changing positions could cause serious damage to her healing bones. She wore an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) boot to help resolve foot drop - difficulty lifting the front part of her foot - caused by the accident. When her legs became swollen from lack of movement, she was instructed to elevate them and apply ice. ....

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