Microsurgery Made Limb Replantation Possible

Reattachment surgery is a modern invention, with the first successful limb replantation reported in 1962, and the procedure relies on microsurgery to reconnect nerves and blood vessels using an operating microscope and microsutures. Surgeons performing replantation must carefully repair arteries, veins, nerves, tendons, and sometimes bone in sequence so that blood flow and function can return to the severed part.

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