Imran to leave hospital today
22 May 2013 5:07 PM IST
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a freak accident at an election campaign meeting and is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, party officials said. Doctors at Shaukat Khanam Hospital here said the cricketer-turned-politician was fitted with a specially designed brace or spinal support this morning and he walked unaided for over 300 metres. The brace allowed Khan to stand upright and unsupported for the first time since his accident two weeks ago.
He was pain-free while walking with the aid of the brace, the doctors said. The hospital’s administration said Khan is expected to be discharged this afternoon though he would continue to receive regular physiotherapy. Khan would have to wear the brace for four to six weeks, doctors said. The 60-year-old was ordered by doctors to remain immobile after he fractured several vertebrae and a rib when he fall from a fork lift during poll campaigns.
He was pain-free while walking with the aid of the brace, the doctors said. The hospital’s administration said Khan is expected to be discharged this afternoon though he would continue to receive regular physiotherapy. Khan would have to wear the brace for four to six weeks, doctors said. The 60-year-old was ordered by doctors to remain immobile after he fractured several vertebrae and a rib when he fall from a fork lift during poll campaigns.
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