Bengaluru: A 34-year-old man from Ballari who lost his hand in an electric accident in 2011 got a new pair of hands, thanks to the donor from Kerala.
Basavanna Gowda underwent a bilateral hand transplant surgery at the Kochi’s Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) in September 2021.
Overcoming a press conference on Wednesday, the doctor from the Amrita Hospital explained about how generous decisions from the families of dead people resulted in Basavanna again.
Nevis Sajan Mathew, 25, from Kottayam Regency in Kerala, suffered pain and was declared dead on September 24, 2021.
He pursued his master in the French field and came to Kerala for a vacation when he fell ill and his condition deteriorated.
Nevis’s parents, Sajan Mathew and Sherin, agreed to donate their son’s organs, including his hands.
The next day, Basavanna underwent a hand transplant in a complex operation that lasted 14 hours.
In 2016, Basavanna visited the Amrita Hospital, which was known for a hand transplant.
This is the year after that doing operations like first.
In 2021, Basavanna signed up for a hand transplant and within six months she was grafted.
He was the ninth person to undergo bilateral corpse hand transplants at the hospital and the other two had undergone the same procedure afterwards.
Donor blood groups and recipients must match transplants, said the doctor.
Sajan Mathew, donor’s father, who sat next to Basavanna during the press direction, said when his son died after eight days of treatment in the ICU, they would be a rough surprise.
“We are proud we take the right decision to donate their organs …” he said.
“It is a very complicated operation because at the level of transplantation of these limbs, only one third of the length of the natural arm muscles present at the recipient,” said Dr.
Mohit Sharma, Professor and Head, Plastic Surgery Center & Reconstruction, aimed at.
“We must bring other parts of the muscles of donor and overlap with the muscles in the hands of the receiver.
Even the two bone unity is complicated because we have to bend the plate joining the shape of the bone,” he said.
Basavanna was dismissed a month after a transplant ,.
Dr.
Subramania Iyer, Professor, and Chair of the Plastic & Reconstruction Surgery Center, aims to lead the team that performs operations, said Basilvanna requires at least one more year to ensure good functional results.
“He now needs to undergo a daily routine of active and passive physiotherapy, including stretching muscles.
He will also undergo nerve stimulation sessions to increase the nerve growth and the quality of the new hand.
After that, he must do muscle strengthening exercises, followed by various occupational therapy and applications The type of functional splint to facilitate daily activities, “explained Dr.
Iyer.
Basavanna said she was destroyed after losing her hands.
“The future looks dark.
I now have a pair of hands and hopes,” he said.