The innovative procedure aimed to restore his hand’s functionality and improve his quality of life after a traumatic accident Surgeons explained that such microsurgical transplants require precision to connect tiny blood vessels and nerves, allowing patients to regain sensation and movement over time. Delhi doctors perform a rare reconstructive surgery, restoring a man’s thumb using the second toe from his amputated leg after a severe road accident. Several surgical methods can be used to repair thumb distal amputations, including composite graft, flap reconstruction, replantation, and amputation revision. According to the hospital, this procedure not only restored hand function. Doctors at a hospital successfully reconstructed the thumb of a man using the second toe from his amputated leg after a road accident
In a rare surgery, doctors used a toe from his amputated leg to rebuild the missing finger The man sustained grievous injuries in a road accident involving a bike and a tractor, which led to the complete amputation of his left leg below the knee and his left thumb, according to a statement from sir ganga ram hospital in the national capital. Discover how doctors used a toe from an amputated leg to reconstruct a thumb in a groundbreaking procedure in delhi. Learn how finger replantation works, from the procedure to preservation techniques that help restore function after traumatic amputation.
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