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Show Plastic Surgery Will Save Foot For Clark Ivie Clark Ivie, North Tract farmer who had the heel of his right foot mangled in a thresher accident on Sept. 25, is in "fair" condition at the LDS hospital. With plastic surgery sur-gery and skin grafting, his whole foot has been saved, and no amput ation was necessary. His wife, Mrs. Lillian Ivie, who had been in Salt Lake City with him since the accident, returned to Delta Sunday night. She said Mr. Ivie is in considerable pain, but recovering steadily. He will be in the hospital four to five weeks yet. She is returning to Salt Lake at the end of the week. Their family and farm are being well cared for during their enforced absence. ab-sence. The heel on the injured foot was cut off in the accident and both cords "Cut at the back of the foot at the ankle. Some bone was lost and other splintered. A plastic surgeon rebuilt the heel, and using what bone he could and filler to make the necessary repairs. Then skin was grafted on the affected area. |
