Through his social networks, the former vice president spoke after being discharged for his fall on May 20. The diagnosis: femur and hip fracture
The leader of Cambio Radical fractured his femur.
The leader of Cambio Radical and former Vice President of the Republic, Germán Vargas Lleras, was discharged after the accident he had while riding his bicycle in Duitama, Boyacá.
Through his social networks, Vargas Lleras confirmed that he left the clinic where he was, “A week ago I had a bike accident. Femur and hip fracture. I had never felt anything like it”.
“I left the clinic today. In four years I have not missed the commitment to send my Sunday note. I beg my readers, excuse me, this time I was unable ” assured the former vice president on his Twitter account for not being able to comply with his Sunday article in the newspaper El Tiempo.
The former vice president published it on his social networks. Photo: Twitter @German_Vargas
Last Friday, May 20, the accident of Germán Vargas Lleras on his bicycle was recorded in the department of Boyacá. Colonel Giovany Puentes Aguilar, commander of the Metropolitan Police, reported that the accident occurred when he lost control of the bicycle “at the moment of passing through the railroad level crossing”.
Also, Juan Carlos Fuentes, secretary of Duitama, reported that the leader of Cambio Radical was transferred to the Boyacá Clinic located in this municipality and after several medical examinations, it was decided to transfer him to a health center in Bogotá due to the seriousness of the injuries caused by the strong fall.
The wife of the leader of Cambio Radical published a photograph on her Instagram showing one of the fractures suffered by Lleras with the message:
“The “totazo” Germán Vargas Lleras was tenacious, compromised hip and femur. He will be several days out of circulation. Thanks to everyone for the messages sent and to Doctor Nossa and his team.”
Before his transfer to Bogotá from Boyacá, Carlos Alberto Posada, manager of the Boyacá Clinic, commented that Lleras had been treated with pain medication and immobilization of the affected limb to reduce damage after the accident.
“Basically two procedures were performed on him, pain management through his medications, which was controlled, and additionally, immobilization was placed through skin traction so that the fracture would be as stable as possible while it reached its destination. It is an intertrochanteric femur fracture that logically compromises his hip, but it is not that there are two fractures, it is not only one”, Posada indicated in dialogues with RCN News.
After seven days of being interned at the Santa Fe Clinic in Bogotá, Vargas Lleras himself announced that he had already been discharged, and despite this, he made it clear that he still feels a lot of pain.
Reactions to the accident
One of the first to speak out about the state of health of Germán Vargas Lleras was the center candidate Sergio Fajardo, who tweeted: “A hip fracture is tremendous pain . I wish Germán Vargas a speedy recovery and that he can return very quickly to the bicycle, which is one of the greatest pleasures in life”.
For his part, the candidate Gustavo Petro: “I hope Germán Vargas Lleras recovers from his injuries and returns home healthy”. The right-wing candidate Federico Gutiérrez also expressed his support through his Twitter for Lleras. “A hug and a speedy recovery for Germán Vargas”.
In addition, the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López wrote on her networks this message of encouragement for the former vice president, “Strength and speedy recovery”.