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Chinese girl's hand sewn to the leg
Chinese surgeons saved the girl's severed hand, temporarily sew it to the foot, According to Orange News referring to the newspaper Zhoukou Evening Post.
9-year-old Ming Lee (Ming Li) fell under the tractor on the way home from school in July 2010. The incident resulted in her left hand was completely separated from the body and badly damaged.
The girl was taken to a hospital in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province. The extent of damage to the hand did not allow surgeons to immediately replanted it. To save the limb, it was decided at the time of healing to sew it to the right leg, connecting with blood vessels.
After three months of recovery hand sewn in place. According to the hospital Jiangxi Hou (Hou Jianxi), Min is now can move his left hand. Hand has a normal color, indicating that adequate blood circulation in it.
As noted by Howe, next year the girl will need two more operations to restore hand function and scar removal, and a long course of physiotherapy. After that, according to the forecasts of doctors, Ming be able to use the injured hand is almost full.
"We can not name a specific percentage of recovery of functions, but it [Min Lee - Ed.] Will be able to care for themselves, and even driving a car" - said Howe.
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9-year-old Ming Lee (Ming Li) fell under the tractor on the way home from school in July 2010. The incident resulted in her left hand was completely separated from the body and badly damaged.
The girl was taken to a hospital in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province. The extent of damage to the hand did not allow surgeons to immediately replanted it. To save the limb, it was decided at the time of healing to sew it to the right leg, connecting with blood vessels.
After three months of recovery hand sewn in place. According to the hospital Jiangxi Hou (Hou Jianxi), Min is now can move his left hand. Hand has a normal color, indicating that adequate blood circulation in it.
As noted by Howe, next year the girl will need two more operations to restore hand function and scar removal, and a long course of physiotherapy. After that, according to the forecasts of doctors, Ming be able to use the injured hand is almost full.
"We can not name a specific percentage of recovery of functions, but it [Min Lee - Ed.] Will be able to care for themselves, and even driving a car" - said Howe.
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