Trakya University (TÜ) college students have made prosthetic limbs for quake victims who endured extreme accidents leading to amputation throughout Feb. 6 devastating earthquakes.
Vilhel Yıldırım, 56, who lives in quake-stricken Elbistan, took his first steps after shedding his proper decrease leg below the rubble. He will spend at the very least two extra months studying to stroll once more together with his newly fitted first prosthesis at Koşuyolu Yüksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul.
Lamenting that he misplaced lots of his family within the lethal catastrophe, Yıldırım with tears in his eyes shared: “I’m standing on my legs. Today is one of the happiest days of my life. I felt it was better for me to lose my life than be disabled and be a burden on others. That’s why this day is so important for me.”
The Director of the Vocational School of Health Services Dr. Irfan Coşkun defined that prosthetic legs for the earthquake victims had been made with the assistance of scholars within the orthopedic and prosthesis laboratory of the University in Edirne.
The college’s Orthopedic Prosthesis and Orthotics Program Instructor Hayati Kaya mentioned many individuals misplaced their limbs within the catastrophe. “It took us some time to achieve amputee victims like Yıldırım. After studying about these sufferers, we began engaged on prosthesis making,” the teacher added.
Explaining the method of prosthesis making, Kaya mentioned: “A prosthetic is constituted of carbon and resin to make it sturdy and lightweight, and fitted with imported mechanisms chosen to go well with the consumer’s wants. After finishing up a profitable prosthesis utility on Yıldırım, he has been below statement for some time as he’s presently utilizing crutches whereas strolling as a precautionary measure to supply extra stability and to finish the difference course of.”
“When he (Yildrim) gets used to the prosthesis and walks independently, we will help more earthquake amputees with prosthetic limbs,” Kaya added.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
