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Doctors from Rashid Hospital succeeded in reattaching the limb of a 20-year-old Pakistani worker whose arm had to be completely amputated as a result of an industrial injury.
The major procedure required a multi-disciplined team of doctors from Rashid Hospital in the vascular, hand surgery and trauma fields, who successfully reattached the arm during an eight-hour surgery.
"The young man arrived at the trauma section on October 9, along with his right arm, which was completely amputated right below the shoulder. After evaluating his case, the team of doctors decided to reattach his arm despite the severity of his case to give him a chance of leading a normal life with all his limbs intact," said Dr Deena Al Qudra, the Head of the Vascular Surgery Unit at Rashid Hospital.
The team that conducted the surgery consisted of Dr Masoud Shafiei, senior vascular surgery specialist and Dr Mohammad Sadeeq vascular surgery consultant who reattached the blood vessels of the patient's arm.
Dr Khalid Al Awadi, consultant hand surgeon, reattached the hand and nerves while Dr Bilal El Yafawi, trauma consultant reattached the patient's bone. The patient is doing well and is currently undergoing physiotherapy and is being monitored to ensure that he does not suffer from infection.
"While the moving functions of the arm would take a long time and physiotherapy to be hopefully regained. Reattaching the arm would help the patient psychologically cope with the accident and have hope to lead a normal life, especially given his young age," said Dr Qudra.
- asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com
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