Prumm on the mend after surgery
By TMX Archives on 20th Nov 08
Yamaha rider and one of the leading figures in Women's World Championship motocross, Katherine Prumm, was given good cause for optimism after a seven hour operation to repair three broken vertebrae was successful earlier this week. The 20 year old New Zealander is now facing a six month period of recuperationand rehabilitation.
Prumm damaged her T6, T9 and T12 in a practice crashlast week and the subsequent surgical procedure involved reparation through herback and extensive work to fix the tendons surrounding the troublesome and mostseriously affected area around the T12. Prumm has full feeling and use of herlegs and can look ahead to recovery after being fitted with a custom-made bracefor her torso that must be worn for three months.
After the shock of theaccident and the aftermath in which she briefly lost sensation in her limbs the post-op news and perspective at last provided some much needed hope for theracer. Somebody was watching over me, I was really lucky not to be paralysedand I am looking forward to getting fit and strong and to being back where Iwant to be,' she said.