MOSCOW, May 15th. Foreign specialists will be involved in the treatment of the Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov, since Russia does not produce the necessary prostheses, said rehabilitation specialist Konstantin Ternovoy.
Earlier, the media reported that German doctors could take care of further rehabilitation of Kostomarov. Specialists will participate in prosthetics.
“In Russia, there is no industry for individual prostheses. It’s not about specialists, but about industry. We cannot produce prostheses that would suit Roman. such prostheses are very developed. It is not recommended for him to travel now, but they can come to him, «Ternovoy told Sport24.
Kostomarov was in intensive care with pneumonia on the night of January 10. Because of the developed necrosis, he underwent several amputations. Later it was reported that part of the brain was affected, hemorrhage occurred and a hematoma formed. In early May, Ilya Averbukh announced that Kostomarov was on the mend.