Chennai, Oct. 10 -- The multi-disciplinary team at the Care hospitals, Hitec City, has successfully replanted a severed forearm of a 19-year-old industrial worker and saved his livelihood by performing a complex 10-hour surgery.
The young worker, whose right foream got completely severed following a drill-machine accident, reached the hospital within an hourof the accident and underwent a marathon 10-hour surgery to save the limb.
The worker suffered a severe crush injury while operating a drill machine, resulting in complete amputation of his right forearm. Considering his young age, the extent of the injury and the timely arrival at the hospital, doctors decided to attempt replantation and give him the best possible chance of preserving...