Areas of Surgery

Hand Surgery

Re-implantation of amputated body parts can now be done with good results, consistently- so long as the severed part is reasonably intact. Results are extremely gratifying.

Case no. 1 - Finger replantation - this lady had her ring finger pulled off while trying to board a bus near Mangalore, when the finger got wedged due to the ring it had! She reached us in a few hours, and the finger was reattached successfully in a 4 hour surgery.

Today, just 4 months after the surgery, the fingers are moving well-making it difficult to even identify the injury.

Case no. 2 - Hand replantation - this gentleman had his forearm chopped off in an auto accident. Though it was successfully reattached in a 7 hour surgery, finger movements are not yet satisfactory-in spite of aggressive physiotherapy over the next 6 months.