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Graphic photos show man’s crushed hand is sewn back together after being mangled in recycling machine


THESE graphic photos show how medics sewed a man’s crushed hand back together after it was mangled in a recycling machine.

The victim, who hasn’t been named, got caught in the huge press used to condense plastic waste into a cube in Samut Prakan, central Thailand.

 An X-ray of the man's hand shows how badly injured it was - before being incredibly pieced back together

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An X-ray of the man’s hand shows how badly injured it was – before being incredibly pieced back togetherCredit: Viral Press

His thumb, little finger, the tip of his index finger and a large chunk of his palm were ripped off – severing the nerves and ligaments.

But incredibly, quick-thinking paramedics recovered the damaged limbs and they were taken to the nearby Chulalat 3 hospital in Bangkok.

After 13 hours of in theatre, skilful surgeons finally pieced the unfortunate man’s hand back together.

Speaking about the operation, Dr. Wichit Siritattamrong said at first the patient was still unhappy with the results, asking him, “why didn’t you attack my index finger?”.

Dr Siritattamrong, an orthopedic hand and reconstructive microvascular surgeon, said: “It upset me a little bit when the patient asked me about his index finger.

“Then I showed him the picture of his hand before the surgery and he realised how lucky he is to be able to use his hand again.

“After that he was grateful to all the team who had just saved him from being handicapped.”

 His thumb, little finger, the tip of his index finger and a large chunk of his palm were ripped off - severing the nerves and ligaments - but doctors sewed him back up

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His thumb, little finger, the tip of his index finger and a large chunk of his palm were ripped off – severing the nerves and ligaments – but doctors sewed him back upCredit: Viral Press

Dr Siritattamrong performed the surgery around three years ago but only revealed the details of it on July 11 while discussing some of his career highlights.

He said that the man has been able to use his hand since the accident and has had no complications since.

He said: “The doctor should not try to fix the hand in this situation because most of the time it will they end in failure.

“However, the most important thing is that there is an agreement between the patient and the doctor and they understand the procedure and the risks.

“The patient demand his perfect hand back and I promised him that he will be able to grab things again.”

The surgery took 13 hours in total, during which time the doctor had to attach the bone, the ligaments, the blood vessel and the nerves.

 These graphic images show how the surgeons managed to carefully sew his hand up after severing it badly

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These graphic images show how the surgeons managed to carefully sew his hand up after severing it badlyCredit: Viral Press
 The victim suffered horrific injuries after getting caught in the huge pressing machine used to crush waste

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The victim suffered horrific injuries after getting caught in the huge pressing machine used to crush wasteCredit: Viral Press

He finally combined all the parts into a hand. However, due to an embolism had to abandon the tip of the index finger as it could have caused the whole procedure to fail.

Dr Siritattamrong added: “The man’s employer was understanding and they re-assigned him to new role more suited him more since his hand was not fully functioning anymore.

“Most of all, I am happy that the patient is happy now and living a good life again.”

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