Russian Surgeons Sew Patient’s Hand Into Abdomen to Save Crushed Limb

Trauma surgeons in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk performed an unusual reconstructive operation to save a patient's hand after a severe workplace-style injury. According to the city hospital's press service, the man suffered catastrophic damage when a heavy concrete slab crushed his hand and tore away most of the skin. Doctors Used a Rare Reconstructive Method To save the limb and prevent infection, specialists at the Pyatigorsk City Clinical Hospital created a surgical "pocket” inside the patient's abdominal cavity and placed the damaged hand inside it.