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AJ Hospital doctors restore Chinese national's amputated finger

Last Updated 26 May 2017, 19:08 IST

Hong Jiangyu (31), Chinese crew who was rescued by Coast Guard on May 16, was received in the casualty of A J Hospital and Research Centre in the city with a history of crush injury to right index finger while at work in a ship deep sea.

A press release said that the patient had near total amputation of his finger, which was operated upon immediately by Dr Sanath Bhandary along with Dr Dinesh Kadam and Dr Gautam Shetty. Fixation of fractured bone with tendon and microvascular repair was carried out.

The patient has been discharged and has returned to China. The press release said that hand injuries continue to dominate workplace accidents and amputations result in severe incapacitation and disability in young men.

Amputated parts

The successful re-plantation or rejoining of amputated parts requires repair of all structures including bone, tendons, nerves, blood vessels and skin. Most important critical step in this procedure is the restoration of blood circulation.

The successful outcome depends on many variables like type of injury (crush or clean amputation), timing of injury, mode of preservation while transport, availability of expertise and technical difficulties during surgery.

It is urged that the amputated parts are to be transported in a clean polythene bag which is sealed tightly and placed in a container with ice-containing water. The parts should not be in direct contact with ice or water, the release said.

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(Published 26 May 2017, 19:08 IST)

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