Archive · 10 Aug 2026
18-Year-Old's Hand Amputated at Wrist, Reattached in 7-Hour Surgery
An 18-year-old person had their hand cut off at the wrist.
Doctors at a hospital called Yashoda Medicity were able to put the hand back on.
The surgery took seven hours.
A doctor named Shobhit Sharma said the procedure was like a race against time.
The patient got to the hospital quickly, within a special period called the 'golden window.'
That quick arrival made a huge difference to the outcome.
During the surgery, doctors used a microscope to fix tiny blood vessels, tendons, and nerves.
They had to work with very careful precision on every small part.
After the surgery, blood is flowing to the hand again.
The doctors say the hand now has restored blood supply.
An 18-year-old patient's hand was amputated at the wrist and reattached in a seven-hour surgery at Yashoda Medicity.
Dr Shobhit Sharma, Principal Consultant of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery, described the procedure as a 'race against time.'
The hospital said the patient's arrival within the appropriate treatment window was key to allowing surgeons to attempt reimplantation.
Every structure, from the smallest blood vessel to the tendons and nerves, was repaired under a microscope with utmost precision.
The hand now has restored blood supply following the surgery.
- Who
- An 18-year-old patient and Dr Shobhit Sharma, Principal Consultant of Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery at Yashoda Medicity.
- What
- The patient's hand, amputated at the wrist, was successfully reattached in a seven-hour reconstructive surgery.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Yashoda Medicity hospital.
- Why
- The reimplantation was possible because the patient arrived within the 'golden window' for treatment, allowing surgeons to attempt the complex repair.
- Patient age
- 18 years old
- Injury
- Hand amputated at the wrist
- Procedure
- Hand reimplantation (reattachment) surgery
- Surgery duration
- 7 hours
- Lead surgeon
- Dr Shobhit Sharma
- Hospital
- Yashoda Medicity
- Key factor
- Patient arrived within the 'golden window' for treatment
- Outcome
- Hand has restored blood supply