Surgeons reattach severed hand (pix)
- Published: 13 Nov 2012 at 15.21
- Online news: Local News
A team of surgeons at Chulalongkorn hospital has successfully reattached a man severed hand after it was kept on ice for more than eight hours, and the prognosis is good.
On Sept 30, Panya Sukhasilp, a 35-year-old grocery shop owner, was attacked by six men after he pressed them to repay 300 baht they owed him.
One of them swung a machete as he was trying to pick up a wooden stick to fight back, then he suddenly realised that his left hand had been cut off, he told police.
This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.
