Medical lapse cost my son key football events: CBFC official

The chief executive officer of the Central Board of Films Certification has said that his 16yearold son lost a crucial year in football and had to undergo a painful surgery due to a doctorrsquos negligence Ravinder Bhakar has filed a complaint with the Maharashtra Medical Council against Dr Vikram Rajwadkar who has rejected the allegationsIn August Bhakarrsquos son Aarush had injured his right toe while playing football and had been taken to the nearby Indu Clinic Colaba where he was treated by Dr Rajwadkar The CEO of CBFC said while a fracture was detected in Xrays Dr Rajwadkar didnrsquot advise them for a CT scan or a lateral XrayldquoHe was in unbearable pain The doctor just advised us to do strapping and asked us to visit after 10 days The pain didnrsquot subside and we visited him after 10 daysrdquo said Bhakar He said Dr Rajwadkar again did the strapping and advised physiotherapy for a few days saying it will reduce the pain ldquoAs advised we took 20 sessions of physiotherapy from Dr Selvam of Indu Clinic but when the pain didnrsquot subside we went for a second opinionrdquo said BhakarDr Vikram Rajwadkar who first treated AarushDuring the second opinion senior orthopaedic surgeons advised an immediate surgery after they did a CT scan ldquoAarush had a joint dislocation apart from the hairline fracture It was missed as Dr Rajwadkar was negligent and the correct diagnosis was not done We were told by the senior doctors that normally in such pain and condition a CT scan and a lateral Xray was a mustrdquo said BhakarAarush underwent surgery to fix the joint dislocation ldquoWe were told by the operating surgeons that if he had been diagnosed on time for joint dislocation Aarush wouldnrsquot have needed the surgery Since we had crossed the 15day window period surgery was the only optionrdquo said BhakarWhile Aarush is recuperating Bhakar said because of Dr Rajwadkarrsquos ldquocasualrdquo approach his son missed his important exams apart from being in unbearable pain ldquoHe is on bed rest For the next three months he wonrsquot be able to put his foot down or cycle It will take him at least a year to recover completely He was looking forward to participating in statelevel tournamentsrdquo said Bhakar He said while medicine is a noble profession there are Dr Rajwadkars whose negligence throws a bad light on the professionAarush had stubbed his toe on concrete ground while playingDr Indu Bansal of Indu Clinic said ldquoInitially I did set up a meeting to resolve what I thought was miscommunication between the doctor and Bhakar My premises are used for consultation by doctors I am not aware of the line of treatment and wonrsquot be able to commentrdquo she saidA former head of the orthopaedic department at KEM Hospital said if the patient is complaining about pain repeatedly it should be followed up with more investigation ldquoA fracture and joint dislocation together is rare In this case if Aarush was complaining of unbearable pain repeatedly further tests like CT scan should have been done to rule out things or get clarityrdquo said the doctor who didnrsquot wish to be namedVague baseless statements DoctorRejecting the allegations Dr Rajwadkar said ldquoI recollect Aarush Ravinder Bhakar came to me with his mother on August 18 with the complaint of toe injury Upon careful physical examination and also after looking at his Xray which showed a fracture of the toe bone I strapped on his toe and advised him to take care and good rest by not applying any weight on the right leg till the follow up after 10 daysrdquoHe said the patient met him again on August 28 ldquoI carefully examined the patient removed his strapping and did a repeat strapping on that day advised him to continue taking rest and a repeat follow up after 10 days However the Patient did not meet me on the scheduled followup hence I have no way of knowing whether the patient strictly followed my advice thereafter or what further treatment he received from other professionals if anyrdquo he said The doctor said the boyrsquos parents informed him after three months that they had sought advice from other orthopaedic surgeons and ldquomade some vague and baseless statementsrdquoldquoI reiterate that there was no medical negligence whatsoever on my part I follow a high standard of ethics in my life both personal and professional and have always served the society to the best of my abilities Hundreds of patients treated by me stand testimony to the same There hasnrsquot been a single case of complaint whatsoever against me ever in my careerrdquo said Dr Rajwadkar