Doctors hide thumb bone in man’s arm after work injury, then use it to build new one
Once the bone was safely back inside the man, doctors worked to stem off any infections, according to the report. For one month, the medical team gave antibiotics, irrigated the wound, changed the man ...
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The Common Hand
The thumb alone is controlled by nine separate muscles. Some are anchored to bones within the hand, while others snake their way to the arm. The wrist is a floating cluster of bones and ligaments ...
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Doctors hide thumb bone in man’s arm after work injury, then use it to build new one
A machinery accident left a 25-year-old man with a mangled hand, but doctors ... just below the wrist. The bone of the thumb was “banked” in the man’s arm, appearing on X-rays just below ...