Irish showjumper Trevor Breen is present process additional surgical procedure for 3 fractures of the decrease neck and again incurred in a fall throughout the grand prix at Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday (11 Might).
Trevor’s spouse Caroline Breen informed Horse & Hound at the moment (14 Might) that he has undergone surgical procedure to stabilise probably the most severe fracture and there was a way more constructive prognosis after a worrying few days, however “there’s nonetheless an extended street forward”.
Twin Hickstead Derby winner Trevor Breen had been using his household home-bred Highland President within the first spherical of Saturday’s 1.60m five-star Longines grand prix of Hamburg after they had a heavy fall at an oxer. Screens had been shortly assembled spherical Trevor and he was attended to on the scene for half an hour.
Instant medical consideration essential after Trevor Breen’s fall
Caroline says the instant on-site medical consideration proved essential and she or he is massively grateful to Hamburg present organiser Volker Wulff and his medical workforce, led by a number one on-site guide.
“They had been phenomenal,” stated Caroline, who had been watching ringside when the autumn occurred. “They knew immediately that he had a neurological fracture from doing assessments on him on the ground. I can’t thank them sufficient for saving him – he was simply millimetres away from dying from a severed spinal wire.”
Trevor was taken straight to hospital and put in an induced coma however he has since been transferred to a prime spinal surgical procedure unit in Hamburg, the place he has already undergone one operation. Having initially stated Trevor could not be capable to journey or stroll once more, medical doctors say the prognosis is now a lot brighter.
“The highest orthopaedic surgeon within the hospital has been my level of contact the entire approach by way of, which is superb,” stated Caroline. “He has three fractures within the decrease neck and again and plenty of dislocations. The foremost fracture has been repaired, the spinal wire has been saved; he has no paralysis and he’ll be capable to stroll and journey once more in some unspecified time in the future.
“He’s having an MRI scan now to see if they should repair anything, however he’ll positively want yet one more operation as they proceed to stabilise the primary fracture – first they needed to go within the entrance, now they must go in from behind.
“He’s simply sat up for the primary time with a large workforce of physios, he’s speaking, and inside every week of the subsequent operation, he’ll be flown dwelling with me and that’s when he’ll begin his rehab to get him up and about at dwelling.
“He met the guide this morning and he confirmed him the X-rays and scans and had a extremely lengthy chat with him in regards to the future, so he’s in a a lot better place now than he was yesterday anyway.
“It’s an extended street forward and we’ve an extended technique to go, but when the whole lot continues to go because it’s going now, it’s a tremendous prognosis.”
An replace on Highland President
Caroline additionally stated that 12-year-old Highland President, with whom European workforce silver medallist Trevor was lately reunited after a spell with Cian O’Connor, is again dwelling and being attended to by their vet, however will probably be “completely high-quality”.
“He solely had a superficial lower with just a few stitches,” she stated.
“I awakened this morning and had 436 unread messages; I’m replying to everybody, however all of the affords which have come from folks within the equestrian neighborhood are simply unbelievable. We’re very blessed and really grateful for all the nice needs, and so grateful to the present organisers and what they’ve carried out to assist us, we’ve had a lot assist – everybody within the medical groups in Hamburg has been phenomenal. I can’t thank them sufficient.”
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