ANANTAPUR: Class X student Mudaga Gopika, who suffered grievous injuries in an attack by a close relative inside a classroom at Zilla Parishad High School in Raptadu on Saturday, is recovering at Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru. Her condition is stable, and she has slowly started speaking to her parents, according to Anantapur district Medical and Health Department officials.
Doctors shifted Gopika to Manipal Hospital for emergency treatment following the attack, in which she sustained severe injuries by a chainsaw. She suffered deep wounds to her neck, shoulders, cheeks and back.
A three-member medical team led by plastic surgeon Dr Mayur Shetty and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Lokesh performed multiple surgeries from 10 pm on Sunday until around 7 am on Monday. Specialists in anaesthesia, orthopaedics and plastic surgery took part in the procedures, sources said.
Doctors found that both scapulae (shoulder blades) had been completely fractured. They also found that the maxillary artery had been severed.
Several nerves and tissues had suffered damage, requiring treatment.
The surgeries lasted 10 hours, during which doctors performed multiple procedures to treat her critical injuries.
Dr Gangadhar Reddy, who is monitoring her treatment, said Gopika was able to speak slowly with her parents on Monday.
She is expected to remain at Manipal Hospital for nearly a month under close medical supervision. Although doctors have completed the plastic surgery, they believe she may require a few more surgeries during her recovery.
Her parents expressed happiness over the special efforts made by State Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh to ensure the best possible treatment for their daughter and facilitate her speedy recovery. Health officials said her condition remained stable and she was responding to treatment.
Meanwhile, Anantapur Government General Hospital Superintendent D Malliswari said Hemanth’s condition remained stable. Doctors conducted a CT scan and an MRI scan on Sunday night.
A team of doctors would discuss his medical condition and decide on the further course of treatment. They would provide treatment accordingly. He was experiencing health complications, she added.