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Severed hand re-implanted at Unity hospital

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Mangaluru: Unity Hospital in the city has successfully re-implanted the separated hand of a woman.

A 40-year-old female Usha M, sustained avulsion amputation of the left hand at forearm level when her hand got caught inside a coconut grinding machine while working at Nileshwar, Kerala.

Cutting hand surgeryThe hand was retrieved from inside the machine and the patient was timely referred to Unity hospital Mangaluru. The Orthopaedic and microsurgery team of Unity hospital lead by Dr B Sachidanada Rai and anaesthesia team lead by Dr Razak, successfully re-implanted the hand within 6 hrs from injury.

The wound was debrided followed by fixation of the fractures and finally the tendons, nerves, veins and arteries were repaired.

The patient had good post operative recovery and is doing well. The hand is expected to be functional by eight months of time, which is the time for the nerves to grow completely.

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