Mysore/Mysuru: A multidisciplinary team at Manipal Hospitals, Mysuru, successfully performed a complex hand re-plantation surgery, restoring hope and function to a young male patient whose hand was severed in an industrial accident.

The patient arrived at the Hospital within two hours after his left hand was amputated at the wrist when it got caught in a machine. The emergency team ensured rapid stabilisation and swift transfer to the OT, creating the perfect surgical window for the surgical teams to begin the complex re-plantation.

The Orthopaedic team, led by Senior Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon Dr. Ajay Hegde, first focused on stabilising the fractured bones.

A Proximal Row Carpectomy was performed, involving the removal of a row of small wrist bones to shorten the structure and enable tension-free vascular repair. The wrist was then stabilised using K-wires and an external fixator to protect the repaired blood vessels, nerves and tendons during the critical healing phase.

This was followed by meticulous repair of arteries, veins, nerves and tendons by the surgery team led by Plastic and Re-constructive Surgeon Dr. N. Vijay Kumar. The procedure lasted over five hours. The reattached hand regained normal arterial and venous flow, confirmed by a healthy 100 percent oxygen saturation.

The procedure was supported by Anaesthesiology team — Dr. Manjunath, Dr. Swathi and Dr. Balasubramanian — along with the dedicated efforts of Operation Theatre team and the strong ICU team led by Dr. Mahadev, Consultant Intensive Care.

The Manipal Foundation extended financial assistance, ensuring that access to quality care is never limited by economic constraints and that every patient receives the treatment they deserve with dignity and continuity.