An aspiring
4th year computer science student of Vincent Pallotti Engineering college, had
an accident on 27-9-2016 at 9:30AM resulting in complete separation of right hand
ring finger. He immediately reported at Sushrut Hospital and was attended by Senior
orthopedic surgeon Dr Sudhir Babhulkar, who recognized the urgency and
informed the Plastic Surgeons team at Sparsh Clinics, Tilak Nagar, Nagpur.
The team
consisted of two Plastic Surgeons Dr Amol K Patel and Dr Shailesh Nisal
and one anesthesiologist Dr Dwijen Roy. The procedure was started around
12:30PM and executed successfully by 3:30PM. Bone, tendon, nerve were repaired
two digital arteries and two dorsal vein were anastomosed with 10-0 suture by
microvascular surgery and blood circulation was re-established.
Ring finger of an aspiring computer engineering
student is as important as the thumb of Ekalavya. Wound healing followed by
physiotherapy will be needed for him to have a useful digit after successful re-plantation
surgery.
