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DJ Has 40% of Body Amputated in Surgery and Tests New Rehabilitation Procedure

03/13/2017 - 11h59

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JAIRO MARQUES
FROM SÃO PAULO

He wanted to stay alive and resume his DJ career. As a result, he decided to undergo one of the most drastic medical procedures available: an amputation that would remove everything below the waist.

Nearly a year later, in a process rarely seen around the world, Renildo Silva Santos, 35, is being "reconstructed." He is already on his feet and walking.

Renildo can spend up to seven hours with the prosthesis, a type of cast made from semi-rigid material and connected to metal rods ("stubbies"), that simulate legs.

Periodically, depending on the adaptation of equilibrium and gravity, the DJ will "grow," lengthening the stubbies. Today, with the prosthesis, he stands at 1.14 meters.

The goal is to reach 1.60 meters by the end of the year.

It is the second known case on the planet with this degree of success, according to the Lucy Montoro Rehabilitation Network in São Paulo.

Technicians led by engineer Milton Seigui Oshiro created calculations and different tests so that the prosthesis would adjust perfectly.

The risk of death during the surgery was approximately 85%, a risk percentage similar to the one he would have faced had he not extirpated his cancer.

It all started when Renildo was 12 years old and climbed his neighbor's roof in search of a kite. Struck by a bullet, he was left paraplegic.

After awhile, wounds in his body triggered the development of the disease.

Translated by SUGHEY RAMIREZ

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