[Sharon]

A 32-year-old right-hand-dominant man presented with a traumatic guillotine-type amputation of the left forearm at the junction of the musculotendinous transition. The amputated part was well preserved, with a minimal zone of injury.

The patient sustained no other injuries and he was cleared for surgery by the trauma service. He was taken to the operating room for replantation of the amputated part.

[MrEzzzkiel]

that looks pretty sick! replantation? as in they put the thing back on? do you by any chance know how that went? gotta love modern medicine!

[Sharon]

Originally Posted by MrEzzzkiel ↗

that looks pretty sick! replantation? as in they put the thing back on? do you by any chance know how that went? gotta love modern medicine!

Yes, it was reattatched

No after pics or info I'm sorry to say

[docfr8]

Like Luke Skywalker when Darth Vader cut his hand off with the light saber..

[GlassToTheArson]

After being reattached, do they regain use of it?

[LERK]

[carkees]

Isn't it amazing what they can do?

[ChristySD]

Originally Posted by GlassToTheArson ↗

After being reattached, do they regain use of it?

Unbelievably, they do.....if they can reattach all of the tendons through the carpal tunnel (which actually looks like little "tunnels"). I have seen a few cases (very few) in my medical classes where docs have transplanted limbs from "fresh" cadavers onto living patients. Freaky shit! I will stick to my trauma/emergency medicine, thank you. I just want to get them while they are still hamburger and pass them on to the specialists......

[DiamondSmiles]

People! Alice Cooper is a professional! Only he can use a guillotene safely

I have CTS of my dominant hand.