Dubai woman loses thumb in tug of war, hospital stitches it back

Dubai - The doctors fixed the thumb with a metal wire and repaired the nerves and muscles.

What started out as a fun game of tug of wars, took a violent turn after a women in her late 20's lost her thumb.
Dr Khalid Al Awadi, Head of the Hand Unit at Rashid Hospital said the woman came to the hospital two weeks ago in shock and pain, not believing that a popular game can result in the amputation of her thumb.
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"She said her friends told her that wrapping the rope around her finger and pulling hard would be more effective in the game. After she wrapped her finger her friends suddenly pulled the rope which caused her thumb to be fully amputated," he said.
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Al Awadi said that she was immediately sent to the operational theatre and was operated on by Dr Hamed Badawi, consultant hand surgeon and Dr Ehab El-Dlyami specialist hand surgeon at Rashid Hospital.
"The surgery, which took around 6 hours was a success. The doctors fixed the thumb with a metal wire and repaired the nerves and muscles. After the thumb heals, which will take around six weeks, the metal wire will be removed," he said.
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Al Awadi said the patient will be able to move her fingers once the wire is removed and the patient undergoes physiotherapy.
Dr Alawadi mentioned that Rashid hospital has a great team of highly specialized hand surgeons who are available around the clock to provide such excellent work.
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