Category: Recent Advancements

Hand surgery is the art and science of restoring the delicate functions of the hands and upper limbs, which are central to our daily lives. Whether it’s repairing fractures, treating nerve injuries, tumors or addressing congenital deformities, the goal is always the same: to return functionality and improve quality of life.

As a Hand Surgeon, My job is endlessly fascinating because no two days are ever the same. Every surgery presents a unique challenge, an opportunity to solve complex problems of hand and make a tangible difference in someone’s life. Whether it’s restoring function to an injured hand, making unresponsive digits move again, or alleviating pain, I witness the incredible resilience of the human body—and the profound impact of precision and care. This ever-changing, deeply rewarding journey is what drives me every day

Through this series, I will be chronicling a few of my experiences to share with others, but also, in my heart, to thank the Almighty for allowing me to be His instrument in making a difference in people’s lives.

This patient was operated elsewhere for wrist fractures in 2016. He came after 5 years to us with a thumb falling in palm and not being able to lift it or extend it. On clinical examination we found that there is chronic rupture of the important tendon of the thumb which is called EPL(Extensor Pollicis Longus) in medical terms, due to continuous rubbing over a prominent screw end on the dorsal side of bone.
As this was a chronic case and the original muscle got atrophied, we did a Tendon Transfer(Taking an extra tendon and making it do the function of EPL) from EIP to EPL. Now he’s absolutely fine and his thumb is working normally after 3 years of surgery.