The man's left thumb was accidentally wounded, and the doctor transplanted his toes "reconciled"

Ji Mu Journalist Zheng Jingjing Li Jingyi

Correspondent Hu Rui Jingtong

The man who lost his left hand was affected by his left -handed thumb because of accidents, and he was desperate for a time. Doctors in Wuhan Fourth Hospital "reconstructed" from their toes and restored the function of their left thumb.

In early August, when Mr. Yang (Hua surname) was working at the construction site, his left thumb was accidentally wounded by the machine. The workers immediately sent him to the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan. Hu Rui, deputy chief physician of the doctor and the second department of hand, introduced that during the emergency debridement, he found that the patient's left thumb was severely removed, and his skin was like a "off -glove". The fingers are exposed in the last quarter. Mr. Yang is old, young, and the whole family relies on his hands to eat, which is like a thunderstorm for him.

Doctor talks with Master Yang (picture source: Wuhan Fourth Hospital)

"Human thumb function accounts for more than 50%of the entire function of the hand, and the lack of thumbs up, which has a great impact on life." Director of the Second Department of Surgery of the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan City said that after careful consideration, he suggested that the toiletail "toenaila "Create a complete" new thumb ", Mr. Yang re -ignited hope.

Based on the length, diameter, and perimeter of the doctor's left thumb nail defect, the doctor designed the skin of the toenails on the left thumb, and carefully swim away from the blood vessels and nerves on the flap and remove it together to form a "nail petal". , Transplanted on the left thumb, completely set the fingers of the residual thumb, which is in line with the blood vessels and nerves on the hand. After 4 hours of surgery, the doctor again created a "realistic" finger. Two weeks after surgery, the transplantation of the petal petals survives well.

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