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Know your body: If there are no muscles in the fingers, how do they move?
Our fingers do not have muscles, apart from the arrector pili muscle (APM) which, according to Britannica, is attached to the hair follicles and on contracting makes the hair erect. As such, have you ever wondered how you are able to move your fingers? Fascinating, isn’t it?
Bone deformity gets a hi-tech twist in Bengaluru
For years, orthopaedic doctors at a government hospital in Bengaluru had noticed that about 11% of their daily patients comprised people who had developed a debilitating bone deformity after going to quacks to treat fractures.
Bengaluru hospital performs hand replantation surgery; doctors restore severed wrist of 51-year-old
In a significant feat, a hospital in Bengaluru performed a hand replantation surgery on a 51-year-old male factory manager, whose wrist got severed while testing a new machine.
B’Luru Hospital Successfully Restores Severed Arm Via Complex Hand Replantation Surgery
(MENAFN- ians) bengaluru, aug 23 (ians) fortis hospital bannerghatta road in bengaluru has performed a complex hand replantation surgery on 28-year-old young woman whose arm got severed while working at an ayurvedic powder manufacturing facility in bengaluru.
B’luru hospital successfully restores severed arm via complex hand replantation surgery
Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru has performed a complex hand replantation surgery on 28-year-old young woman whose arm got severed while working at an ayurvedic powder manufacturing facility in Bengaluru.
B’luru hospital successfully restores severed arm via complex hand replantation surgery
After the surgery the patient was kept under observation in the ICU for a day. The patient was discharged in a stable condition a week later.
Dr. Sathya Vamsi Krishna
- MBBS MS (Ortho) European Diploma in Hand Surgery
- Dr Paul Brand Fellowship in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery (CMC Vellore)
- Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery (National University Singapore)
- Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery (Institut Kaplan, Barcelona)
What is hand surgery?
Hand surgery is the field of medicine that includes the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.
Why visit a hand surgeon?
Hand is an unique part of a human body made up of complex arrangement of bone, tendons, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and skin. All the elements should be in good condition to achieve a functional hand. An injury or disease can affect any or all of these structures and impair the use of the hand. The Hand surgeon is a specialist with knowledge and experience who is capable to diagnose all hand and upper limb disorder and restore it to its original form. Not all condition require surgery and non- surgical methods like splint, therapy, injections and mediation are often recommended.
What are common symptoms in hand and upper limb?
- Pain
- Tingling or numbness affecting upper limb.
- Difficulty is performing daily task using hands.
- Any injury ranging from simple sprain to fracture.