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Kenyan Doctors Re-Attach Man's Amputated Hand

A team of 15 plastic surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital successfully carried out the procedure on the young man who was cleaning a cutting machine when the incident occurred.

Kenya: Doctors Re-Attach Boy's Severed Hand

Nation, 8 February 2018

Two weeks ago, a young man was wheeled into Kenyatta National Hospital's Accident and Emergency room writhing in pain. Read more »
Kenya: Joy as KNH Medics Successfully Replant 17-Year-Old Boy's Severed Hand

Nairobi News, 8 February 2018

A team of 15 surgeons, anesthetists and nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital have successfully reattached the hand of a 17-year-old boy which was severed by a chaff cutter. Read more »

Joseph Theuri, 17, whose arm was chopped off by chaff cutter after a successful operation to replant severed limb at Kenyatta National Hospital.

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