Injury>Amputation of the Upper Arm. Case Study 1.

After surgical reattachment of the arm.
Great recovery of right arm.

8 years old sustained an amputation of the arm in a road accident. The child reported to the hospital after 3 hours with the hand in a polythene bag! Within minutes the arm was in the operation theatre. In an overnight surgery the arm was successfully reattached. The boy is a grown-up married man and gainfully employed! This was done in 1996! First for the city of Pune.

8 years old sustained an amputation of the arm in a road accident. The child reported to the hospital after 3 hours with the hand in a polythene bag! Within minutes the arm was in the operation theatre. In an overnight surgery the arm was successfully reattached. 

After surgical reattachment of the arm.
Great recovery of right arm.

The boy is a grown-up married man and gainfully employed! This was done in 1996! First for the city of Pune.

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