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Injured Louisiana Battalion Chief Showing Progress
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- A doctor says a battalion fire chief who broke his neck in a fall just after a Carnival parade is making progress.
Dr. Ravish Patwardhan of Willis-Knighton Pierremont hospital says Tommy Adams injured his head and broke his neck when he fell from a ladder truck Feb. 21.
But he says MRIs don't show any evidence of brain injury. And he says electrodes prompted some leg movement, so there's a 40 percent chance Adams may walk again.
Doctors replaced the most-damaged disk with an artificial one, and fused others together with a metal plate and screws.
And he now communicates _ blinking twice to answer "yes".
Fire Chief Brian Crawford says Adams reached down from the ladder to pick up a box, lost his balance, and fell eight to nine feet, landing on his neck and head.
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Information from: The Times, http://www.shreveporttimes.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Dr. Ravish Patwardhan of Willis-Knighton Pierremont hospital says Tommy Adams injured his head and broke his neck when he fell from a ladder truck Feb. 21.
But he says MRIs don't show any evidence of brain injury. And he says electrodes prompted some leg movement, so there's a 40 percent chance Adams may walk again.
Doctors replaced the most-damaged disk with an artificial one, and fused others together with a metal plate and screws.
And he now communicates _ blinking twice to answer "yes".
Fire Chief Brian Crawford says Adams reached down from the ladder to pick up a box, lost his balance, and fell eight to nine feet, landing on his neck and head.
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Information from: The Times, http://www.shreveporttimes.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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