In addition to my flailed chest, my nose, jaw, and right clavicle (collarbone) were broken. Because moving or thrashing about would have exacerbated these (and other) injuries, I was placed in a drug-induced coma for several weeks to allow for the aforementioned to heal "naturally."
Both of my eye orbits and right humerus were also fractured, but my left-side orbit was allowed to set and heal during the coma stage. However, my right-eye orbit and right humerus both required surgery: reconstructive plastic surgery for the former, titanium plating for the latter. My left femur met with a similar fate. It was compound fractured and needed to be rodded to restore the bone's structural integrity. (Both the arm and leg required titanium pins and screws, respectively, in order to hold their hardware in place. Titanium screws will have another role in another leg, but not for over a year.)
Both of my eye orbits and right humerus were also fractured, but my left-side orbit was allowed to set and heal during the coma stage. However, my right-eye orbit and right humerus both required surgery: reconstructive plastic surgery for the former, titanium plating for the latter. My left femur met with a similar fate. It was compound fractured and needed to be rodded to restore the bone's structural integrity. (Both the arm and leg required titanium pins and screws, respectively, in order to hold their hardware in place. Titanium screws will have another role in another leg, but not for over a year.)
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