Sunday, March 18, 2007

GRAPHIC SURGICAL PICTURES OF BILL'S HAND

PICTURES OF BILL'S HAND 10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY

Inside of hand. Over 100 stitches. Nerves damaged in little finger. Thumb slight nerve damage but repaired. Has use of thumb. No feeling in third, fourth, fifth fingers. In intensive therapy.
Exercises 15 minutes every hour awake.

Saw cut into palm of hand. Severed all arteries, muscles, nerves, tendons. Cut off index finger. Severed third and fourth fingers - hanging at palm by skin. Third and fourth fingers were reconstructed using parts from index finger and reattached. Prognosis is with diligence he may recover full use of the hand.
Microsurgeon/Handsurgeon was plastic surgeon as well. Reconstructed hand to appear as if
normal hand with three fingers.



PICTURES OF BILL'S HANDS 10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY