This is the story of a young man, a double amputee, whose strength and determination became instrumental in his recovery, as he received donor hands from a 69-year-old.
The patient accidentally touched a live wire while playing with her cousins. It caused severe electric shock and burns. While her right hand developed gangrene and had to be amputated thrice, her left arm was also severely injured.
The case was challenging because the primary injury sustained by the patient resulted in severe scarring of both the amputation stumps. There were skin grafts over them and the underlying structures were scarred.
Post the transplantation, Harvey's brain reverted toward a more typical pattern, the researchers said.
There is an urgent need to create awareness about hand transplants in India.
This is the fourth successful hand-transplant surgery at Amrita Hospital in the last three years.
An Afghan armyman gets hands from an Indian in a second successful dual hand transplant by Kerala doctors.
India's first hand transplantation surgery praised by international experts
India's first-ever hand transplant at AIMS Kochi
First ever hand transplant helps British man wiggle fingers successfully
This is the story of a young man, a double amputee, whose strength and determination became instrumental in his recovery, as he received donor hands from a 69-year-old.
The patient accidentally touched a live wire while playing with her cousins. It caused severe electric shock and burns. While her right hand developed gangrene and had to be amputated thrice, her left arm was also severely injured.
The case was challenging because the primary injury sustained by the patient resulted in severe scarring of both the amputation stumps. There were skin grafts over them and the underlying structures were scarred.
Post the transplantation, Harvey's brain reverted toward a more typical pattern, the researchers said.
There is an urgent need to create awareness about hand transplants in India.
This is the fourth successful hand-transplant surgery at Amrita Hospital in the last three years.
An Afghan armyman gets hands from an Indian in a second successful dual hand transplant by Kerala doctors.
India's first hand transplantation surgery praised by international experts
India's first-ever hand transplant at AIMS Kochi
First ever hand transplant helps British man wiggle fingers successfully
